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Leviticus 26:14
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But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these mitzvot;
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
"‘But if you do not listen to me and you do not carry out all these commands,
"‘But if you do not obey me and keep all my commands,
"‘If, however, you do not obey me and keep all these commandments—
'But if you do not obey Me and do not [obediently] do all these commandments,
'But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments,
But if ye will not obey me, nor do all these commandements,
‘But if you do not obey Me and do not do all these commandments,
The Lord said: If you disobey me and my laws, and if you break our agreement,
"‘But if you will not listen to me and obey all these mitzvot,
But if ye hearken not unto me, and do not all these commandments,
"But if you don't obey me and all my commands, bad things will happen to you.
But if you will not hearken to me and will not do all these commandments,
The Lord said, "If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished.
“But if you do not obey me and observe all these commands—
And if you will not listen to Me, and do not do all these commands;
But yf ye wil not harken vnto me, ner do all these commaundementes,
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
But if you do not give ear to me, and do not keep all these my laws;
But and if ye wyll not hearken vnto me, nor wyll not do after these commaundementes:
But if ye will not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments;
But if ye will not hearken vnto me, and will not doe all these Commandements:
But if ye will not hearken to me, nor obey these my ordinances,
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
That if ye heren not me, nether doon alle myn heestis,
`And if ye do not hearken to Me, and do not all these commands;
But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;
But if ye will not hearken to me, and will not do all these commandments;
But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;
"But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments,
"However, if you do not listen to me or obey all these commands,
‘But if you do not obey Me and do not do all I say,
But if you will not obey me, and do not observe all these commandments,
But, if ye will not hearken unto me, And will not do all these commandments;
But if you will not hear me, nor do all my commandments:
"But if you will not hearken to me, and will not do all these commandments,
"But if you refuse to obey me and won't observe my commandments, despising my decrees and holding my laws in contempt by your disobedience, making a shambles of my covenant, I'll step in and pour on the trouble: debilitating disease, high fevers, blindness, your life leaking out bit by bit. You'll plant seed but your enemies will eat the crops. I'll turn my back on you and stand by while your enemies defeat you. People who hate you will govern you. You'll run scared even when there's no one chasing you.
'But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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Leviticus 26:18, Deuteronomy 28:15-68, Jeremiah 17:27, Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:17, Malachi 2:2, Acts 3:23, Hebrews 12:25
Reciprocal: Exodus 9:2 - General Numbers 32:15 - if ye turn Numbers 32:23 - if ye will Deuteronomy 11:28 - General Deuteronomy 28:58 - If thou wilt Deuteronomy 29:27 - all the curses Deuteronomy 31:29 - and evil Joshua 23:15 - so shall Judges 6:1 - did evil 1 Samuel 12:15 - But if ye 2 Chronicles 7:19 - if ye turn away 2 Chronicles 34:21 - great 2 Chronicles 36:17 - who slew Ezra 9:7 - for our iniquities Psalms 44:10 - Thou Psalms 69:24 - Pour Proverbs 3:33 - curse Isaiah 5:25 - For all Jeremiah 26:4 - If Jeremiah 28:8 - prophesied Jeremiah 32:23 - therefore Jeremiah 35:17 - Behold Jeremiah 36:31 - will bring Daniel 9:11 - the curse Daniel 9:13 - As it is Daniel 9:27 - that determined Hosea 7:12 - as their Amos 2:4 - because Matthew 21:41 - He will Luke 21:22 - all
Cross-References
And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy.
He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
And Saul eyed David from that day on.
He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.
Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But if ye will not hearken unto me,.... To his commandments, as the rule of their duty, and to his promises, as an encouragement to it, or to his prophets and ministers, explaining and enforcing his law, and exhorting to a cheerful obedience to it; so the Targum of Jonathan,
"if ye will not hearken to the doctrine of them that teach my laws;''
which was the sin of the Jews in later times, for which captivity and other calamities befell them, Jeremiah 7:25;
and will not do all these commandments; which he had delivered to them by Moses, whether moral, ceremonial, or judicial, recorded in this book and in the preceding; even all of them were to be respected, attended to, and performed, for the law curses everyone that does not do all things it requires, Galatians 3:10.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
As âthe book of the covenantâ Exodus 20:22-33 concludes with promises and warnings Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Deut. 27â30 is marked by broader and deeper promises and denunciations having immediate reference not only to outward consequences, but to the spiritual death incurred by transgressing the divine will.
Leviticus 26:4
Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons, called in Scripture the former and the latter rain Deuteronomy 11:14; Jeremiah 5:24; Joel 2:23; Hosea 6:3; James 5:7. The former or Autumn rain falls in heavy showers in November and December. In March the latter or Spring rain comes on, which is precarious in quantity and duration, and rarely lasts more than two days.
Leviticus 26:5
Compare the margin reference; Joel 2:19; Job 11:18.
Leviticus 26:8
Five of you shall chase - A proverbial mode of expression for superiority in warlike prowess Deuteronomy 32:30; Isaiah 30:17.
Leviticus 26:9
Establish my covenant - All material blessings were to be regarded in the light of seals of the âeverlasting covenant.â Compare Genesis 17:4-8; Nehemiah 9:23.
Leviticus 26:10
Bring forth the old because of the new - Rather, clear away the old before the new; that is, in order to make room for the latter. Compare the margin reference.
Leviticus 26:16
The first warning for disobedience is disease. âTerrorâ (literally trembling) is rendered trouble in Psalms 78:33; Isaiah 65:23. It seems here to denote that terrible affliction, an anxious temperament, the mental state ever at war with Faith and Hope. This might well be placed at the head of the visitations on a backslider who had broken the covenant with his God. Compare Deuteronomy 32:25; Jeremiah 15:8; Proverbs 28:1; Job 24:17; Psalms 23:4.
Consumption, and the burning ague - Compare the margin reference. The first of the words in the original comes from a root signifying to waste away; the latter (better, fever), from one signifying to kindle a fire. Consumption is common in Egypt and some parts of Asia Minor, but it is more rare in Syria. Fevers of different kinds are the commonest of all diseases in Syria and all the neighboring countries. The opposite promise to the threat is given in Exodus 15:26; Exodus 23:25.
Leviticus 26:18
For all this - i. e. for all the afflictions in Leviticus 26:16-17.
Seven times - The sabbatical number is here proverbially used to remind the people of the covenant. Compare Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:24; Psalms 119:164; Proverbs 24:16; Luke 17:4.
Leviticus 26:19, Leviticus 26:20
The second warning is utter sterility of the soil. Compare Deuteronomy 11:17; Deuteronomy 28:18; Ezekiel 33:28; Ezekiel 36:34-35.
Leviticus 26:21, Leviticus 26:22
The third warning is the multiplication of destructive animals, etc. Compare Deuteronomy 32:24; Ezekiel 5:17; Ezekiel 14:15; Judges 5:6-7; Isaiah 33:8.
Leviticus 26:23-26
The fourth warning. Yahweh now places Himself as it were in a hostile position toward His people who âwill not be reformedâ (rather, brought unto God: Jeremiah 2:30). He will avenge the outraged cause of His covenant, by the sword, pestilence, famine, and captivity.
Leviticus 26:26
Omit âand.â âTo break the staff of bread,â was a proverbial expression for cutting off the supply of bread, the staff of life (Psalms 105:16; Ezekiel 4:16; Ezekiel 5:16; Ezekiel 14:13; compare Isaiah 3:1). The supply was to be so reduced that one oven would suffice for baking the bread maple by ten women for ten families, and when made it was to be dealt out in sparing rations by weight. See 2 Kings 6:25; Jeremiah 14:18; Lamentations 4:9; Ezekiel 5:12; Hosea 4:10; Micah 6:14; Haggai 1:6.
Leviticus 26:27-33
The fifth warning. For Leviticus 26:29 see 2 Kings 6:28-29; Jeremiah 19:8-9; Lamentations 2:20; Lamentations 4:10; Ezekiel 5:10, for Leviticus 26:30 see 2 Chronicles 34:3; Ezekiel 6:4; Jeremiah 14:19, for Leviticus 26:31 see 2 Kings 25:9; Psalms 74:6-7 : for Leviticus 26:32-33 see Deuteronomy 28:37; Psalms 44:11; Jeremiah 9:16; Jeremiah 18:16; Ezekiel 5:1-17; Jeremiah 4:7; Ezekiel 9:6; Ezekiel 12:15; Zechariah 7:14.
Leviticus 26:30
High places - There is no doubt that the word here denotes elevated spots dedicated to false worship (see Deuteronomy 12:2), and especially, it would seem, to that of Baal Numbers 22:41; Joshua 13:17. Such spots were, however, employed and approved for the worship of Yahweh, not only before the building of the temple, but afterward (Judges 6:25-26; Judges 13:16-23; 1 Samuel 7:10; 1 Samuel 16:5; 1 Kings 3:2; 1 Kings 18:30; 2 Kings 12:3; 1 Chronicles 21:26, etc.). The three altars built by Abraham at Shechem, between Bethel and Ai, and at Mamre, appear to have been on heights, and so was the temple.
The high places in the holy land may thus have been divided into those dedicated to the worship of Yahweh, and those which had been dedicated to idols. And it would seem as if there was a constant struggle going on. The high places polluted by idol worship were of course to be wholly condemned. They were probably resorted to only to gratify a degraded superstition. See Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:2-5. The others might have been innocently used for prayer and religious teaching. But the temptation appears to have been too great for the temper of the people. They offered sacrifice and burnt incense on them; and hence, thorough reformers of the national religion, such as Hezekiah and Josiah, removed the high places altogether 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 23:5.
Your images - The original word is rendered in the margin of our Bible sun images (2 Chronicles 14:5; Isaiah 17:8; Ezekiel 6:4, etc.). Phoenician inscriptions prove that the word was commonly applied to images of Baal and Astarte, the god of the sun and the goddess of the moon. This exactly explains 2 Chronicles 34:4 following.
Idols - The Hebrew word here literally means things which could be rolled about, such as a block of wood or a lump of dirt. It was no doubt a name given in derision. Compare Isaiah 40:20; Isa 44:19; 2 Kings 1:2.
Leviticus 26:31
Sanctuaries - The holy places in the tabernacle and the temple (Psalms 68:35. Compare Psalms 74:7).
I will not smell the savor ... - See Leviticus 1:9.
Leviticus 26:35
More literally: All the days of its desolation shall it rest that time which it rested not in your Sabbaths while ye dwelt upon it. That is, the periods of rest of which the land had been deprived would be made up to it. Compare 2 Chronicles 36:20-21.
Leviticus 26:38
The land of your enemies shall eat you up - Compare Numbers 13:32; Ezekiel 36:13.
Leviticus 26:39
Iniquity - The meaning here is, in the punishment of their iniquity, and, in the next clause, in the punishment of the iniquity (as in Leviticus 26:41, Leviticus 26:43) of their fathers. In the next verse the same Hebrew word is properly represented by âiniquity.â Our translators have in several places put one of the English words in the text and the other in the margin (Genesis 4:13; Genesis 19:15; 2 Kings 7:9; Psalms 69:27, etc.). The language of Scripture does not make that trenchant division between sin and punishment which we are accustomed to do. Sin is its own punishment, having in itself, from its very commencement, the germ of death. âSin, when it is finished, bringeth forth deathâ James 1:15; Romans 2:5; Romans 5:12.
Leviticus 26:40
trespass - The Hebrew word signifies an injury inflicted on the rights of a person, as distinguished from a sin or iniquity regarded as an outrage of the divine law. Every wrong act is of course both a sin and a trespass against God. In this place Yahweh takes the breach of the covenant as a personal trespass.
Leviticus 26:41
Uncircumcised hearts - The outward sign of the covenant might be preserved, but the answering grace in the heart would be wanting (Acts 7:51; Romans 2:28-29; Jeremiah 6:10; Jeremiah 9:26; compare Colossians 2:11).
Accept of the punishment of their iniquity - literally, enjoy their iniquity. The word here and in Leviticus 26:43 rendered âacceptâ in this phrase, is the same as is rendered âenjoyâ in the expression âthe land shall enjoy her sabbathsâ Leviticus 26:34. The antithesis in Leviticus 26:43 is this: The land shall enjoy her sabbaths - and they shall enjoy the punishment of their iniquity. The meaning is, that the land being desolate shall have the blessing of rest, and they having repented shall have the blessing of chastisement. The feelings of a devout captive Israelite are beautifully expressed in Tobit 13:1-18.
