Deuteronomy 11:17

Deuteronomy 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And then the Lord’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut up the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the Lord is giving you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and he will shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no fruit, and you will perish quickly off the good land that the Lord is giving you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)lest the Lord’s anger be aroused against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and you perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

Context of Deuteronomy 11:17

15I will provide grass in the fields for your animals, and you will be able to eat all you want. 16Be careful, or you’ll be tempted to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them. The Lord will become angry with you. He’ll shut the sky so that there’ll be no rain. Then the ground won’t grow any crops, and you’ll quickly disappear from this good land the Lord is giving you. 18Take these words of mine to heart and keep them in mind. ⌞Write them down,⌟ tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder. 19Teach them to your children, and talk about them when you’re at home or away, when you lie down or get up.

Deuteronomy 11:17 word by word

וְחָרָ֨ה אַף־יְהוָ֜ה בָּכֶ֗ם וְעָצַ֤ר אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה מָטָ֔ר וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֑הּ וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣ם מְהֵרָ֗ה מֵעַל֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• be kindledחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• against you, and he shut upעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• the heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• that there be no rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• and that the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• yieldנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• not her fruitיְבוּלyebûl · cropsH2981
• ye perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• quicklyמְהֵרָהmehêrâh · hasteH4120
• from off the goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 11:17

• Deuteronomy 6:15If you do, the Lord your God will become very angry with you and will wipe you off the face of the earth, because the Lord your God, who is with you, is a God who does not tolerate rivals.
• Deuteronomy 30:17But your hearts might turn away, and you might not listen. You might be tempted to bow down to other gods and worship them.
• Deuteronomy 28:23The sky above will look like bronze, and the ground below will be as hard as iron.
• 1 Kings 8:35“When the sky is shut and there’s no rain because they are sinning against you, and they pray toward this place, praise your name, and turn away from their sin because you made them suffer,
• 1 Kings 17:1Elijah, who was from Tishbe but had settled in Gilead, said to Ahab, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord God of Israel whom I serve lives, there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I say so.”
• 2 Chronicles 6:26“When the sky is shut and there’s no rain because they are sinning against you and they pray toward this place, praise your name, and turn away from their sin because you made them suffer,
• 2 Chronicles 7:13I may shut the sky so that there is no rain, or command grasshoppers to devour the countryside, or send an epidemic among my people.
• Jeremiah 14:1The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah about the drought.
• Amos 4:7I stopped the rain from falling three months before the harvest. I sent rain on one city and not on another. One field had rain. Another field had none and dried up.
• Haggai 1:9“You expected a lot, but you received a little. When you bring something home, I blow it away. Why?” declares the Lord of Armies. “It’s because my house lies in ruins while each of you is busy working on your own house.
• Deuteronomy 4:26you will quickly disappear from the land you’re going to possess on the other side of the Jordan River. You won’t live very long there. You’ll be completely wiped out.
• Deuteronomy 8:19I warn you today that if you forget the Lord your God and follow other gods, and if you serve them and bow down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.
• Deuteronomy 30:18If you do, I tell you today that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live for a long time in the land that you’re going to take possession of when you cross the Jordan River.
• Joshua 23:13then you should know that the Lord your God will never again force these people out of your way. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap for you, a whip laid to your sides, and thorns in your eyes until none of you are left in this good land that the Lord your God has given you.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11:17

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, according as they did or did not keep God's commandment. Sin tends to shorten the days of all men, and to shorten the days of a people's prosperity. God will bless them with an abundance of all good things, if they would love him and serve him. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is; but the favour of God shall put gladness into the heart, more than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-32Here, Moses adds to the covenant stipulations (the commands in chapters 5–11) a list of blessings and curses. These blessings and curses are similar to the longer list that appears at the end of the covenant text in 27–28. They show the results of obeying or disobeying the covenant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715-17. I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle--Undoubtedly the special blessing of the former and the latter rain [De 11:14] was one principal cause of the extraordinary fertility of Canaan in ancient times. That blessing was promised to the Israelites as a temporal reward for their fidelity to the national covenant [De 11:13]. It was threatened to be withdrawn on their disobedience or apostasy; and most signally is the execution of that…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 11:17

• Idolatry
• Obedience
• Rain

In the dictionaries

• Act
• Coast
• Doorposts
• Tread
• Door
• Omnipotence
• Rainfall in Jerusalem in Inches
• Synagogue
• Worship
• Ten Commandments

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings