Cross References Therefore the heavens over you were stayed from giving dew, and the earth was hindered from yielding her fruits: Deuteronomy 28:23 Be the heaven, that is over thee, of brass: and the ground thou treadest on, of iron. Deuteronomy 28:24 The Lord give thee dust for rain upon thy land, and let ashes come down from heaven upon thee, till thou be consumed. 1 Kings 17:1 And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth. Joel 1:18 Why did the beasts groan, why did the herds of cattle low? because there is no pasture for them: yea, and the flocks of sheep are perished. Haggai 1:6 You have sowed much, and brought in little: you have eaten, but have not had enough: you have drunk, but have not been filled with drink: you have clothed yourselves, but have not been warmed: and he that hath earned wages, put them into a bag with holes. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore the heavens over you were stayed from giving dew, and the earth was hindered from yielding her fruits: Leviticus 26:19 And I will break the pride of your stubbornness: and I will make to you the heaven above as iron, and the earth as brass. Deuteronomy 28:23,24 Be the heaven, that is over thee, of brass: and the ground thou treadest on, of iron. . . . 1 Kings 8:35 If heaven shall be shut up, and there shall be no rain, because of their sins, and they, praying in this place, shall do penance to thy name, and shall be converted from their sins, by occasion of their afflictions: 1 Kings 17:1 And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth. Jeremiah 14:1-6 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the words of the drought. . . . Hosea 2:9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in its season, and my wine in its season, and I will set at liberty my wool, and my flax, which covered her disgrace. Joel 1:18-20 Why did the beasts groan, why did the herds of cattle low? because there is no pasture for them: yea, and the flocks of sheep are perished. . . . Context A Call to Rebuild the Temple…9You have looked for more, and behold it became less, and you brought it home, and I blowed it away: why, saith the Lord of hosts? because my house is desolate, and you make haste every man to his own house. 10Therefore the heavens over you were stayed from giving dew, and the earth was hindered from yielding her fruits:11And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and upon the oil, and upon all that the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon beasts, and upon all the labour of the hands.… Lexicon Therefore,עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against on account of you עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the heavens שָמַ֖יִם (šā·ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky have withheld כָּלְא֥וּ (kā·lə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3607: To shut up, restrain, withhold their dew מִטָּ֑ל (miṭ·ṭāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2919: Night mist, dew and the earth וְהָאָ֖רֶץ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land has withheld כָּלְאָ֥ה (kā·lə·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3607: To shut up, restrain, withhold its crops. יְבוּלָֽהּ׃ (yə·ḇū·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2981: Produce, a crop, wealth Additional Translations Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops.Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit. And I will bring a sword upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and upon the oil, and all that the earth produces, and upon the men, and upon the cattle, and upon all the labours of their hands. Therefore over you the heavens withhold their dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit. Therefore for your sake the heaven is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. Therefore, over you refrained have the heavens from dew, And the land hath refrained its increase. Jump to Previous Cause Crops Dew Earth Fruit Heaven Heavens Increase Kept Produce Refrained Sake Sky Withheld Withhold Withholdeth WithholdsJump to Next Cause Crops Dew Earth Fruit Heaven Heavens Increase Kept Produce Refrained Sake Sky Withheld Withhold Withholdeth WithholdsExternal Links Haggai 1:10 NIVHaggai 1:10 NLT Haggai 1:10 ESV Haggai 1:10 NASB Haggai 1:10 ASV Haggai 1:10 Bible Apps Haggai 1:10 Biblia Paralela Haggai 1:10 Chinese Bible Haggai 1:10 French Bible Haggai 1:10 German Bible Alphabetical: and because crops dew earth has have heavens its of produce sky the their Therefore withheld you OT Prophets: Haggai 1:10 Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold (Hagg. Hag. Hg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |