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the land of your enemies will devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will die among the foreign nations and be devoured in the land of your enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, you will perish among the nations, and your enemies’ land will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But you will perish among the nations, and your enemies&#8217 land will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But you will perish among the nations, and your enemies’ land will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But you will perish among the nations, and your enemies’ land will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You will perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will devour you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Many of you will die in foreign lands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will be destroyed among the nations. The land of their enemies will devour them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will die in exile, swallowed up by the land of your enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll perish among the nations and the land of your enemies will consume you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will consume you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will eat you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will perish among the nations. The land of your enemies will eat you up. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have perished among the nations, and the land of your enemies has consumed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and ye have perished among the nations, and the land of your enemies hath consumed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye were destroyed in the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You shall perish among the Gentiles, and an enemy's land shall consume you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You will perish among the Gentiles, and the land of the enemy will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall perish among the nations, swallowed up in your enemies’ country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall devour you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall perish among the Gentiles, and the land of your enemies shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall be destroyed among the nations and the land of your enemies shall consume you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall perish among the Gentiles, and the land of your enemies shall devour you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7431" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Punishments for Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies. <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: wa·’ă·ḇaḏ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">You will perish</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">of your enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will consume</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64-67</a></span><br />Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. / Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. / So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a></span><br />A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a></span><br />I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Ezekiel 6:8-10</a></span><br />Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands. / Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations. / And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not declare in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Deuteronomy 4:27</a></span><br />Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Jeremiah 44:27</a></span><br />I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Ezekiel 20:23</a></span><br />However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8-9</a></span><br />Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, / but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Ezekiel 12:15-16</a></span><br />And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries. / But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Deuteronomy 32:26</a></span><br />I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Ezekiel 22:15</a></span><br />I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a></span><br />For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a></span><br />Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19</a></span><br />I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a></span><br />I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Deuteronomy 4:27</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48,68</a></b></br> Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all <i>things</i>: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Isaiah 27:13</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-37.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-36.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-12.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-32.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-39.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/numbers/24-8.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/numbers/6-3.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-39.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-39.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-45.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-45.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-45.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-2.htm">Reverence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">A blessing to those who keep the commandments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">A curse to those who break them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">God promises to remember those who repent</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles when the Israelites were scattered among foreign nations. The dispersion served as a divine judgment for their idolatry and failure to uphold the laws given at Sinai. This scattering is also a recurring theme in the prophetic books, such as Jeremiah and Ezekiel, where the prophets warn of the consequences of turning away from God. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of covenant faithfulness and the reality of divine retribution.<p><b>and the land of your enemies will consume you</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the totality of the judgment. The "land of your enemies" signifies not only physical displacement but also cultural and spiritual assimilation into pagan practices, which was a constant threat to the identity of the Israelites. Historically, the Israelites faced such challenges in exile, as seen in the books of Daniel and Esther, where they had to navigate life in foreign courts. The phrase also foreshadows the New Testament concept of the world as a place of spiritual exile for believers, who are called to live as citizens of heaven while residing in a foreign land. This consumption by the land can be seen as a type of spiritual death, contrasting with the life and restoration offered through Jesus Christ, who redeems and restores His people from spiritual exile.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of Leviticus, the Israelites were God's chosen people, receiving the Law through Moses. This verse is part of the warnings given to them if they disobey God's commandments.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader who delivered God's laws and warnings to the Israelites. He is the central human figure in the book of Leviticus.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the foreign lands and peoples surrounding Israel. In this context, they represent places of exile and judgment for the Israelites if they fail to obey God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is the land from which the Israelites would be exiled if they disobeyed God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The event of being removed from one's homeland, which is a consequence of disobedience to God. This verse foreshadows the eventual exiles of Israel and Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings are not to be taken lightly. Disobedience leads to severe consequences, including separation from the blessings of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_exile.htm">The Reality of Exile</a></b><br>Exile is both a physical and spiritual reality. It represents a loss of identity and purpose when we stray from God's path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just and punishes disobedience, His ultimate desire is for repentance and restoration. His mercy is evident in His willingness to forgive and restore.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites' relationship with God was based on a covenant. Faithfulness to this covenant is crucial for maintaining a right relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>The history of Israel serves as a lesson for us today. We must learn from their mistakes and strive to remain faithful to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_racism.htm">What is the Bible's stance on racism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_17_34-39__why_did_god_reject_israel.htm">2 Kings 17:34-39 - If God's covenant with Israel was everlasting, how does the text reconcile this with the assertion that He 'rejected all the descendants of Israel?'</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_81_13-14_with_defeats.htm">In Psalm 81:13-14, how can we reconcile God's promise to subdue Israel's enemies with historical records of Israel's defeats?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_jihad.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on jihad?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(38) <span class= "bld">And ye shall perish among the heathen.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And ye shall be lost among the heathen, </span>as the word here rendered "perish" is often translated. (See <a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm" title="In like manner shall you do with his ass; and so shall you do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of your brother's, which he has lost, and you have found, shall you do likewise: you may not hide yourself.">Deuteronomy 22:3</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/9-3.htm" title="And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the asses.">1Samuel 9:3</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/9-20.htm" title="And as for your asses that were lost three days ago, set not your mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you, and on all your father's house?">1Samuel 9:20</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm" title="Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.">Jeremiah 1:6</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm" title="The diseased have you not strengthened, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought again that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have you ruled them.">Ezekiel 34:4</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm" title="I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.">Ezekiel 34:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-176.htm" title="I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant; for I do not forget your commandments.">Psalm 119:176</a>, &c.) The context plainly shows that utter destruction is not meant here. The very next verse speaks of a remnant who are to pine away, whilst <a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm" title="If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary to me;">Leviticus 26:40</a> speaks of their confessing their guilt. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You will perish</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḇaḏ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the nations,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will consume</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָכְלָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-38.htm">Leviticus 26:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-38.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:38 You will perish among the nations (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>