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Leviticus 26:43-45

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

43 For the land will be abandoned by them, and it will enjoy its Sabbaths by lying desolate without them. And they will pay the penalty for their iniquity, because they rejected My ordinances and abhorred My statutes.

44 Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God.

45 But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”

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Verse 43

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 36:21 Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:15 Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:34 Classic cross-references Numbers 15:31 Classic cross-references Romans 8:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

For the land וְהָאָרֶץ֩ H776 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular will be abandoned תֵּעָזֵ֨ב H5800 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular by them מֵהֶ֜ם Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural and it will enjoy וְתִ֣רֶץ H7521 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker its Sabbaths שַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָ H7676 Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine singular by lying desolate בָּהְשַׁמָּה֙ H8074 Preposition-b | Verb - Hofal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular without them מֵהֶ֔ם Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural And they וְהֵ֖ם H1992 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural will pay the penalty יִרְצ֣וּ H7521 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker for their iniquity עֲוֺנָ֑ם H5771 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural because יַ֣עַן H3282 Adverb . . . וּבְיַ֔עַן H3282 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb they rejected מָאָ֔סוּ H3988 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker My ordinances בְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣י H4941 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular and abhorred גָּעֲלָ֥ה H1602 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular . . . נַפְשָֽׁם׃ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural My statutes חֻקֹּתַ֖י H2708 Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular

Verse 44

Cross-references

Psalms 89:34 Classic cross-references Zechariah 13:9 Classic cross-references Judges 16:22 Classic cross-references Romans 11:2 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 13:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

Yet וְאַף־ H637 Conjunction in spite of גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction this זֹ֠את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular when they are בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֞ם H1961 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of their enemies אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗ם H341 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural I will not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle reject מְאַסְתִּ֤ים H3988 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural or וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle despise them גְעַלְתִּים֙ H1602 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural so as to destroy them לְכַלֹּתָ֔ם H3615 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural and break לְהָפֵ֥ר H6565 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct My covenant בְּרִיתִ֖י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular with them אִתָּ֑ם H854 Preposition | third person masculine plural for כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction I אֲנִ֥י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 45

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:31 Classic cross-references Leviticus 25:38 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:22 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:9 Classic cross-references Leviticus 22:33 Classic cross-references

Original words

But for their sake לָהֶ֖ם Preposition | third person masculine plural I will remember וְזָכַרְתִּ֥י H2142 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular the covenant בְּרִ֣ית H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct with their fathers רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים H7223 Adjective - masculine plural whom אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative I brought out הוֹצֵֽאתִי־ H3318 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular - אֹתָם֩ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural of the land מֵאֶ֨רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֜יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular in the sight לְעֵינֵ֣י H5869 Preposition-l | Noun - cdc of the nations הַגּוֹיִ֗ם H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural that I might be לִהְיֹ֥ת H1961 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct their לָהֶ֛ם Preposition | third person masculine plural God לֵאלֹהִ֖ים H430 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural I אֲנִ֥י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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