¹⁷ lest ^(A)the Lord’s anger be aroused against you, and He ^(B)shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and ^(C)you perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

²⁴ The Lord will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.

³⁶ then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may ^(A)teach them ^(B)the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.

²⁵ But I tell you truly, ^(A)many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;