Leviticus 26:21-27

English Standard Version

²¹^(A)“Then if you walk contrary to me and will not listen to me, I will continue striking you, sevenfold for your sins. ²²And ^(B)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 ^(C)your roads shall be deserted.

²³“And ^(D)if by this discipline you are not turned to me ^(E)but walk contrary to me, ²⁴^(F)then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins. ²⁵And ^(G)I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute vengeance for the covenant. And if you gather within your cities, ^(H)I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. ²⁶^(I)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 ^(J)you shall eat and not be satisfied.

²⁷“But ^(K)if in spite of this you will not listen to me, but walk contrary to me,

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Leviticus 26:21-27

New International Version

²¹“‘If you remain hostile^(A) toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over,^(B) as your sins deserve. ²²I will send wild animals^(C) against you, and they will rob you of your children, destroy your cattle and make you so few^(D) in number that your roads will be deserted.^(E)

²³“‘If in spite of these things you do not accept my correction^(F) but continue to be hostile toward me, ²⁴I myself will be hostile^(G) toward you and will afflict you for your sins seven times over. ²⁵And I will bring the sword^(H) on you to avenge^(I) the breaking of the covenant. When you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague^(J) among you, and you will be given into enemy hands. ²⁶When I cut off your supply of bread,^(K) ten women will be able to bake your bread in one oven, and they will dole out the bread by weight. You will eat, but you will not be satisfied.