A Call to Rebuild the Temple
9You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house. 10Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops. 11I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”
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Berean Standard Bible
Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew
and the earth has withheld its crops.
American Standard Version (1901)
Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause the heaven over you is kept from giving dew, and the earth from giving her fruit.
Free Bible Version
That's why the clouds of heaven refused to send rain, and the earth refused to produce crops.
King James (Authorized) Version
Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
Translation for Translators
It is because of what you are doing that rain does not fall from the sky, and as a result there are no crops.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Because of this the heavens withhold the dew from you, and the earth withholds its produce.
Noah Webster Bible
Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
World English Bible
Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.
Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, over you refrained have the heavens from dew, And the land hath refrained its increase.