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Leviticus 26:14-17

Covenant Blessings, Covenant Discipline, Exile, Confession, and Remembered Mercy

The chapter begins by prohibiting idols and commanding Sabbath observance and sanctuary reverence. It then promises covenant blessings for obedience: rain, harvest, peace, victory, fruitfulness, God's dwelling presence, and covenant fellowship. The chapter then turns to escalating covenant discipline if Israel refuses to listen: terror, disease, defeat, drought, wild beasts, sword, plague, famine, siege, cannibalism, sanctuary desolation, land desolation, scattering among nations, and exile. Yet the chapter concludes with hope: if Israel confesses sin and humbles their uncircumcised hearts, the LORD will remember His covenant with Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, and the land. Even in exile He will not reject or destroy them completely, because He remains the LORD their God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,

15and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,

16then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.

17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.

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Verse 14

Cross-references

Leviticus 20BSB references Deuteronomy 28:15BSB references Proverbs 3:33Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 7:19Classic cross-references Daniel 9:13Classic cross-references Lamentations 2:17Classic cross-references

Original words

If, howeverוְאִם־H518Conjunctionyou failלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleto obeyתִשְׁמְע֖וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralMeלִ֑יPreposition | first person common singular. . .וְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleand to carry outתַעֲשׂ֔וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֵ֥תH853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃H428Article | Pronoun - common pluralcommandmentsהַמִּצְוֺ֖תH4687Article | Noun - feminine plural

Verse 15

Cross-references

2 Kings 17:15Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 31:16Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:43Classic cross-references Ezekiel 16:59Classic cross-references Isaiah 24:5Classic cross-references

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and ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionyou rejectתִּמְאָ֔סוּH3988Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .וְאִ֥םH518Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יH2708Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singulardespiseתִּגְעַ֣לH1602Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .נַפְשְׁכֶ֑םH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluralMy ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יH4941Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularand neglectלְבִלְתִּ֤יH1115Preposition-lto carry outעֲשׂוֹת֙H6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructMy commandmentsמִצְוֺתַ֔יH4687Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularand so breakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םH6565Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃H1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Job 31:8Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:22Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:3Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:17Classic cross-references Judges 6:4Classic cross-references

Original words

thenאַף־H637Conjunctionthis is whatזֹּ֣אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularIאֲנִ֞יH589Pronoun - first person common singularwill doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־H6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularto youלָכֶ֗םPreposition | second person masculine pluralI will bringוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יH6485Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularupon youעֲלֵיכֶ֤םH5921Preposition | second person masculine pluralsudden terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙H928Noun - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerwasting diseaseהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתH7829Article | Noun - feminine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerfeverהַקַּדַּ֔חַתH6920Article | Noun - feminine singularthat will destroyמְכַלּ֥וֹתH3615Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine pluralyour sightעֵינַ֖יִםH5869Noun - cdand drainוּמְדִיבֹ֣תH1727Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine pluralyour lifeנָ֑פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularYou will sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םH2232Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralyour seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םH2233Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralin vainלָרִיק֙H7385Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularbecause your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃H341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwill eat itוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

1 Peter 3:12Classic cross-references Proverbs 28:1Classic cross-references Leviticus 17:10Classic cross-references 1 Kings 8:33Classic cross-references Jeremiah 19:7Classic cross-references

Original words

And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularMy faceפָנַי֙H6440Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularagainst youבָּכֶ֔םPreposition | second person masculine pluralso that you will be defeatedוְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖םH5062Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralbyלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructyour enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑םH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralThose who hate youשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םH8130Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwill ruleוְרָד֤וּH7287Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralover youבָכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine pluraland you will fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םH5127Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralwhen no oneוְאֵין־H369Conjunctive waw | Adverbpursuesרֹדֵ֥ףH7291Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularyouאֶתְכֶֽם׃סH853Direct object marker | second person masculine plural

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