18 And the Lord being angry shut up heaven, that the rain come not down, nor the earth yield her fruit, and you perish quickly from the excellent land, which the Lord will give you.

19 Lay up these my words in your hearts and minds, and hang them for a sign on your hands, and place them between your eyes.

20 Teach your children that they meditate on them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest on the way, end when thou liest down and risest up.

21 Thou shalt write them upon the posts and the doors of thy house: