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23 And [a]the heaven which is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you, iron. 24 (A)Yahweh will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.

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  1. Deuteronomy 28:23 Lit your

A Widow Sustains Elijah

17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of [a](A)the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “(B)As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, surely (C)there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

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  1. 1 Kings 17:1 Or Tishbe in Gilead

18 How (A)the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep [a]suffer.
19 (B)To You, O Yahweh, I cry;
For (C)fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness,
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
20 Even the beasts of the field [b](D)pant for You;
For the (E)water brooks are dried up,
And fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness.

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  1. Joel 1:18 Lit bear punishment
  2. Joel 1:20 Lit long for