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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

43For 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.

44Yet 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.

45But 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 36:21Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:15Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:34Classic cross-references Numbers 15:31Classic cross-references Romans 8:7Classic cross-references

Original words

For the landוְהָאָרֶץ֩H776Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularwill be abandonedתֵּעָזֵ֨בH5800Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularby themמֵהֶ֜םPreposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluraland it will enjoyוְתִ֣רֶץH7521Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerits Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָH7676Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine singularby lying desolateבָּהְשַׁמָּה֙H8074Preposition-b | Verb - Hofal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularwithout themמֵהֶ֔םPreposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralAnd theyוְהֵ֖םH1992Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralwill pay the penaltyיִרְצ֣וּH7521Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerfor their iniquityעֲוֺנָ֑םH5771Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluralbecauseיַ֣עַןH3282Adverb. . .וּבְיַ֔עַןH3282Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverbthey rejectedמָאָ֔סוּH3988Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerMy ordinancesבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יH4941Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularand abhorredגָּעֲלָ֥הH1602Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular. . .נַפְשָֽׁם׃H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralMy statutesחֻקֹּתַ֖יH2708Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular

Verse 44

Cross-references

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

Original words

Yetוְאַף־H637Conjunctionin spite ofגַּם־H1571Conjunctionthisזֹ֠אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularwhen they areבִּֽהְיוֹתָ֞םH1961Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗םH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralI will notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlerejectמְאַסְתִּ֤יםH3988Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluralorוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particledespise themגְעַלְתִּים֙H1602Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluralso as to destroy themלְכַלֹּתָ֔םH3615Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluraland breakלְהָפֵ֥רH6565Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructMy covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwith themאִתָּ֑םH854Preposition | third person masculine pluralforכִּ֛יH3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulartheir Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃H430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 45

Cross-references

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

Original words

But for their sakeלָהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluralI will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֥יH2142Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularthe covenantבְּרִ֣יתH1285Noun - feminine singular constructwith their fathersרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםH7223Adjective - masculine pluralwhomאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeI brought outהוֹצֵֽאתִי־H3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular-אֹתָם֩H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralof the landמֵאֶ֨רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularin the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יH5869Preposition-l | Noun - cdcof the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralthat I might beלִהְיֹ֥תH1961Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructtheirלָהֶ֛םPreposition | third person masculine pluralGodלֵאלֹהִ֖יםH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

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