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 Reciprocal: Gen 4:12 - it Deu 11:17 - shut up Rth 1:1 - a famine 1Ki 8:35 - heaven 1Ki 18:2 - a sore Psa 68:6 - the rebellious Isa 5:6 - also Jer 5:25 - General Jer 14:4 - the ground Amo 4:7 - I have Hag 1:10 - General Zec 14:17 - even