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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Deuteronomy 28:24

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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make the rain: This was a natural consequence of their heaven's being brass, or yielding no rain; for the surface of the earth being reduced to powder, and frequently taken up by strong winds, would fall down in showers instead of rain. These showers of sand frequently, in the East, bury whole caravans. Deu 28:12; Gen 19:24; Job 18:15-21; Isa 5:24; Amo 4:11 Deuteronomy 28:25
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