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Leviticus 26:19

26:18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

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I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like brass.

And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

26:20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

What does Leviticus 26:19 mean?

Leviticus 26:19 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁבַר (shâbar), גָּאוֹן (gâʼôwn), עֹז (ʻôz).

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And
I
will
breakשָׁבַרshâbar/shaw-bar'/H7665to burst (literally or figuratively)
the
prideגָּאוֹןgâʼôwn/gaw-ohn'/H1347{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}
of
your
power;עֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
and
I
will
makeנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
your
heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
as
iron,בַּרְזֶלbarzel/bar-zel'/H1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
and
your
earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
as
brass:נְחוּשָׁהnᵉchûwshâh/nekh-oo-shaw'/H5154copper

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:19.

Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

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What does Leviticus 26:19 say?

Leviticus 26:19 (King James Version) reads: "And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:"

Is Leviticus 26:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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