¹⁷ Then the Lord’s anger^(A) will burn against you, and he will shut up^(B) the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce,^(C) and you will soon perish^(D) from the good land the Lord is giving you.

²⁴ The Lord will turn the rain^(A) of your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.