Deuteronomy 11:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and He shuts up the heaven, so there is no rain, and the land yields no fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

wəḥārâ 'ap̄-YHWH in-you wə'āṣar 'et-haššāmayim wəlō'-yihyeh māṭār wəhā'ăḏāmâ lō' titten 'et-yəḇûlāh wa'ăḇaḏtem məhērâ mē'al hā'āreṣ haṭṭōḇâ 'ăšer YHWH nōtēn to-you

Grammar Details

• *wəḥārâ*: qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - burn/be kindled/be angry
• *'ap̄-YHWH*: construct chain - anger/nose of YHWH
• *wə'āṣar*: qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - restrain/shut up/withhold
• *'et-haššāmayim*: direct object marker with definite article noun, masculine plural - the heavens
• *wəlō'-yihyeh*: negative particle with qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - not be/exist/happen
• *māṭār*: noun, masculine singular - rain
• *wəhā'ăḏāmâ*: conjunction with definite article noun, feminine singular - the ground/land/earth
• *lō' titten*: negative particle with qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - not give/grant/yield
• *'et-yəḇûlāh*: direct object marker with noun plus possessive suffix - its produce/yield/fruit
• *wa'ăḇaḏtem*: qal perfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine plural - perish/be destroyed/be lost
• *məhērâ*: adverb - quickly/speedily/hastily
• *mē'al*: preposition - from upon/from over
• *hā'āreṣ*: definite article noun, feminine singular - the land/earth/ground
• *haṭṭōḇâ*: definite article adjective, feminine singular - the good
• *'ăšer*: relative particle - which/that/who
• *nōtēn*: qal participle, masculine singular - giving/placing/putting

Word Meanings

• *wəḥārâ*: burn/be kindled/become angry
• *'ap̄*: nose/anger/wrath
• *wə'āṣar*: restrain/shut up/withhold/hold back
• *māṭār*: rain/rainfall
• *yəḇûlāh*: produce/yield/fruit/increase
• *wa'ăḇaḏtem*: perish/be destroyed/be lost/die
• *məhērâ*: quickly/speedily/hastily/soon
• *haṭṭōḇâ*: good/pleasant/agreeable/fertile

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the LORD’s anger will burn against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no produce. Then you will soon perish from the good land the LORD is giving you.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and the anger{H639} of Jehovah{H3068} be kindled{H2734} against you, and he shut up{H6113} the heavens,{H8064} so that there shall be no rain,{H4306} and the land{H127} shall not yield{H5414} its fruit;{H2981} and ye perish{H6} quickly{H4120} from off the good{H2896} land{H776} which Jehovah{H3068} giveth{H5414} you.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And then the LORD'S{H3068} wrath{H639} be kindled{H2734}{(H8804)} against you, and he shut up{H6113}{(H8804)} the heaven{H8064}, that there be no rain{H4306}, and that the land{H127} yield{H5414}{(H8799)} not her fruit{H2981}; and lest ye perish{H6}{(H8804)} quickly{H4120} from off the good{H2896} land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} you.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and the the wrath of the Lorde waxe hote vpon you ad shott vp the heauen that there be no rayne and that youre londe yeld not hir frute, and that ye peresh quickly from of the good lode which the Lorde geueth you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and then the wrath of the LORDE waxe whote vpo you, and he shut vp the heaue, that there come no rayne, and the earth geue not hir increase, & ye perishe shortly from the good lode, which the LORDE hath geuen you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And so the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and he shut vp the heauen, that there be no raine, and that your lande yeelde not her fruit, and yee perish quickly from the good land, which the Lord giueth you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And then the Lorde beyng wroth agaynst you, shut vp the heauen that there be no rayne, and that your lande yelde not her fruite, and lest ye perishe quickly from of the good lande whiche the Lorde geueth you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which Yahweh gives you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the anger of Jehovah hath burned against you, and He hath restrained the heavens, and there is no rain, and the ground doth not give her increase, and ye have perished hastily from off the good land which Jehovah is giving to you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah giveth you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah giveth you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For if you do so, the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and the heaven will be shut up so that there is no rain and the land will give no fruit; and in a very little time you will be cut off from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which Yahweh gives you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the anger of the LORD will erupt against you and he will close up the sky so that it does not rain. The land will not yield its produce, and you will soon be removed from the good land that the LORD is about to give you.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:26 : 26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you shall soon utterly perish from off the land where you go over Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
• Deut 6:15 : 15 (For the LORD your God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and destroy you from the face of the earth.
• 1 Kgs 8:35 : 35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them:
• 2 Chr 6:26 : 26 When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them;
• 2 Chr 7:13 : 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people;
• Deut 28:23-24 : 23 And your heaven that is over your head shall be brass, and the earth that is under you shall be iron. 24 The LORD shall make the rain of your land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon you, until you are destroyed.
• Amos 4:7 : 7 And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece where it did not rain withered.
• Hag 1:9-9 : 9 You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that is in ruins, while each of you runs to his own house. 10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. 11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Deut 30:17-18 : 17 But if your heart turns away, so that you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; 18 I announce to you this day, that you shall surely perish, and that you shall not prolong your days upon the land, where you pass over the Jordan to go to possess it.
• Josh 23:13-16 : 13 Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you; all have come to pass for you, and not one thing has failed thereof. 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things have come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you, so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. 16 When you have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.
• Deut 8:19-20 : 19 And it shall be, if you do at all forget the LORD your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the LORD destroyed before your face, so shall you perish; because you would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God.
• Jer 14:1-6 : 1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought. 2 Judah mourns, and its gates languish; they are in mourning on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up. 3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the water; they came to the wells and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 4 Because the ground is cracked, for there was no rain on the earth, the farmers were ashamed, they covered their heads. 5 Even the deer gave birth in the field, and abandoned it, because there was no grass. 6 And the wild donkeys stood on the high places, they sniffed the wind like jackals; their eyes failed because there was no grass.
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.