Leviticus 26:14-33

New King James Version

¹⁴‘But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments,

¹⁵and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant,

¹⁶I also will do this to you:

I will even appoint terror over you, ^(A)wasting disease and fever which shall ^(B)consume the eyes and ^(C)cause sorrow of heart.

And ^(D)you shall sow your seed ^[a]in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

¹⁷I will ^[b]set ^(E)My face against you, and ^(F)you shall be defeated by your enemies.

^(G)Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall ^(H)flee when no one pursues you.

¹⁸‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you ^(I)seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹I will ^(J)break the pride of your power;

I ^(K)will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

²⁰And your ^(L)strength shall be spent in vain;

for your ^(M)land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

²¹‘Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins.

²²^(N)I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number;

and ^(O)your highways shall be desolate.

²³‘And if ^(P)by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me,

²⁴^(Q)then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

²⁵And ^(R)I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant;

when you are gathered together within your cities ^(S)I will send pestilence among you;

and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

²⁶^(T)When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, ^(U)and you shall eat and not be satisfied.

²⁷‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, but walk contrary to Me,

²⁸then I also will walk contrary to you in fury;

and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

²⁹^(V)You^[c] shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters.

³⁰^(W)I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols;

and My soul shall abhor you.

³¹I will lay your ^(X)cities waste and ^(Y)bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not ^(Z)smell the fragrance of your ^[d]sweet aromas.

³²^(AA)I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it.

³³^(AB)I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you;

your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.

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Footnotes

Leviticus 26:16 without profit
Leviticus 26:17 oppose you
Leviticus 26:29 In time of famine
Leviticus 26:31 pleasing

Leviticus 26:14-33

King James Version

¹⁴But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

¹⁵And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:

¹⁶I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

¹⁷And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

¹⁸And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

²⁰And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

²¹And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

²²I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

²³And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

²⁴Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

²⁵And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

²⁶And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

²⁷And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

²⁸Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

²⁹And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

³⁰And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

³¹And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.

³²And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.

³³And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

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Leviticus 26:14-33

English Standard Version

Punishment for Disobedience

¹⁴^(A)“But if you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments, ¹⁵if you spurn my statutes, and if your soul abhors my rules, so that you will not do all my commandments, but ^(B)break my covenant, ¹⁶then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with ^(C)wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And ^(D)you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. ¹⁷I will ^(E)set my face against you, and ^(F)you shall be struck down before your enemies. ^(G)Those who hate you shall rule over you, and ^(H)you shall flee when none pursues you. ¹⁸And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again ^(I)sevenfold for your sins, ¹⁹and I will break ^(J)the pride of your power, and I ^(K)will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. ²⁰And ^(L)your strength shall be spent in vain, for ^(M)your land shall not yield its increase, and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.

²¹^(N)“Then if you walk contrary to me and will not listen to me, I will continue striking you, sevenfold for your sins. ²²And ^(O)I will let loose the wild beasts against you, which shall bereave you of your children and destroy your livestock and make you few in number, so that ^(P)your roads shall be deserted.

²³“And ^(Q)if by this discipline you are not turned to me ^(R)but walk contrary to me, ²⁴^(S)then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins. ²⁵And ^(T)I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute vengeance for the covenant. And if you gather within your cities, ^(U)I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. ²⁶^(V)When I break your supply^[a] of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and ^(W)you shall eat and not be satisfied.

²⁷“But ^(X)if in spite of this you will not listen to me, but walk contrary to me, ²⁸then I will walk contrary to you ^(Y)in fury, and I myself will discipline you ^(Z)sevenfold for your sins. ²⁹^(AA)You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters. ³⁰And ^(AB)I will destroy your high places and cut down your incense altars and ^(AC)cast your dead bodies upon the dead bodies of your idols, and my soul will abhor you. ³¹And I will ^(AD)lay your cities waste and will ^(AE)make your sanctuaries desolate, and ^(AF)I will not smell your pleasing aromas. ³²And ^(AG)I myself will devastate the land, so that your enemies who settle in it shall be ^(AH)appalled at it. ³³And ^(AI)I will scatter you among the nations, and I will unsheathe the sword after you, and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.