Leviticus 26:14-26
Lexham English Bible
Punishment for Disobedience
14 “‘But[a] if you do not listen to me and you do not carry out[b] all these commands, 15 and if you reject my statutes and if your inner self[c] abhors my regulations, to not carry out[d] all my commands by your breaking my covenant, 16 I in turn[e] will do this to you: then[f] I will summon onto you horror, the wasting disease, and the fever that wastes eyes and that drains away life; and you shall sow your seed in vain,[g] and your enemies shall eat it. 17 And I will set my face against you, and you shall be defeated before[h] your enemies; and your haters shall rule over you, and you shall flee away, but[i] there shall not be anybody who is pursuing[j] you.
18 “‘And if in spite of these things you do not listen to me, then[k] I will continue to discipline you seven times for your sins. 19 And I will break the pride of your strength; and I will make your heaven like iron[l] and your land like copper. 20 And your strength shall be consumed in vain;[m] and your land shall not give its produce, and the land’s trees shall not give their fruit.
21 “‘And if you go against me in hostility and you are not willing to listen to me, then[n] I will add a plague onto you seven times according to your sins. 22 And I will send wild animals[o] out among you, and they shall make you childless, and they shall cut down your domestic animals, and they shall make you fewer; and your roads shall be desolate.
23 “‘And if you do not accept correction from[p] me through these things, but[q] you go against me in hostility, 24 then[r] I myself[s] will also go against you in hostility, and I myself[t] also will strike you seven times for your sins. 25 And I will bring upon you a sword that seeks vengeance for the covenant, and you shall be gathered to your cities; and I will send a plague in your midst, and you shall be given into the hand of an enemy. 26 At my breaking the supply[u] of bread[v] for you, then[w] ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall return your bread by weight; and you shall eat it, and you shall not be satisfied.
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- Leviticus 26:14 Or “And”
- Leviticus 26:14 Or “you do not do” or “you do not observe” or “you do not perform”
- Leviticus 26:15 Or “soul”
- Leviticus 26:15 Or “do” or “observe” or “perform”
- Leviticus 26:16 Literally “also” or “indeed”
- Leviticus 26:16 Or “and”
- Leviticus 26:16 Literally “for the emptiness”
- Leviticus 26:17 Literally “to the faces of”
- Leviticus 26:17 Or “and”
- Leviticus 26:17 Literally “who pursues” or “pursuing”
- Leviticus 26:18 Or “and”
- Leviticus 26:19 Or “iron ore”
- Leviticus 26:20 Literally “to the emptiness”
- Leviticus 26:21 Or “and”
- Leviticus 26:22 Literally “the animals of the field”
- Leviticus 26:23 Hebrew “for” or “to”
- Leviticus 26:23 Or “and”
- Leviticus 26:24 Or “and”
- Leviticus 26:24 Emphatic personal pronoun
- Leviticus 26:24 Emphatic personal pronoun
- Leviticus 26:26 Literally “staff”
- Leviticus 26:26 Or “food”
- Leviticus 26:26 Or “and”
Leviticus 26:14-26
Christian Standard Bible
14 “But if you do not obey me and observe all these commands— 15 if you reject my statutes and despise my ordinances, and do not observe all my commands—and break my covenant, 16 then I will do this to you: I will bring terror(A) on you—wasting disease and fever that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it. 17 I will turn[a] against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.(B)
18 “But if after these things you will not obey me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.(C) 19 I will break down your strong pride. I will make your sky like iron and your land like bronze, 20 and your strength will be used up for nothing.(D) Your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.
21 “If you act with hostility toward me and are unwilling to obey me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.(E) 22 I will send wild animals against you that will deprive you of your children, ravage your livestock, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted.(F)
23 “If in spite of these things you do not accept my discipline, but act with hostility toward me, 24 then I will act with hostility toward you; I also will strike you seven times for your sins. 25 I will bring a sword against you(G) to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a pestilence among you, and you will be delivered into enemy hands. 26 When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and ration out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.(H)
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- 26:17 Lit will set my face
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