# Deuteronomy 28.23
**Book:** [Deuteronomy](/codex/deuteronomy/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 21. Jehovah will make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest in to possess it. 22. Jehovah will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
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> **23. And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.**
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> 24. Jehovah will make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 25. Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth. (Deuteronomy 28:21-25, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 21. Yahweh will make the pestilence cling to you, until he has consumed you from off the land, where you go in to possess it. 22. Yahweh will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with fiery heat, with the sword, with blight, and with mildew. They will pursue you until you perish.
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> **23. Your sky that is over your head will be brass, and the earth that is under you will be iron.**
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> 24. Yahweh will make the rain of your land powder and dust. It will come down on you from the sky, until you are destroyed. 25. Yahweh will cause you to be struck before your enemies. You will go out one way against them, and will flee seven ways before them. You will be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth. (Deuteronomy 28:21-25, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 21. The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. 22. The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. sword: or, drought
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> **23. And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.**
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> 24. The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 25. The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. removed: Heb. for a removing (Deuteronomy 28:21-25, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 21. 'Jehovah doth cause to cleave to thee the pestilence, till He consume thee from off the ground whither thou art going in to possess it. 22. 'Jehovah doth smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with extreme burning, and with sword, and with blasting, and with mildew, and they have pursued thee till thou perish
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> **23. 'And thy heavens which [are] over thy head have been brass, and the earth which [is] under thee iron;**
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> 24. Jehovah giveth the rain of thy land, dust and ashes; from the heavens it cometh down on thee till thou art destroyed. 25. 'Jehovah giveth thee smitten before thine enemies; in one way thou goest out unto them, and in seven ways dost flee before them, and thou hast been for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth; (Deuteronomy 28:21-25, YLT)
## Setting
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
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## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Cursed Messiah Objection Defeater](/codex/cursed-messiah-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 28.15-68](/codex/deuteronomy-28-15-68/)
- [Josiah Wrote the Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/josiah-wrote-the-bible-objection-defeater/)
## Notes
_Your annotations._
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.