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I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Yet if you show hostility toward Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216If then, you act with hostility against Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘If then, you act with hostility against Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘If then, you walk in hostility against Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If then, you act with hostility toward Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times in accordance with your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If you act with hostility toward me and are unwilling to obey me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you act with hostility toward Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you keep rebelling against me, I'll punish you seven times worse, just as your sins deserve! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If you resist and don't listen to me, I will increase the punishment for your sins seven times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"If you still continue to resist me and refuse to obey me, I will again increase your punishment seven times. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If you live life contrary to me and remain unwilling to listen to me, then I'll add to your wounds seven times more on account of your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If you walk in hostility against me and are not willing to obey me, I will increase your affliction seven times according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If you walk contrary to me, and won't listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if ye shall walk contrary to me, and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If you walk contrary to me, and won’t listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if you walk with Me [in] opposition, and are not willing to listen to Me, then I have added to you a plague sevenfold, according to your sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if ye walk with Me in opposition, and are not willing to hearken to Me, then I have added to you a plague seven times, according to your sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if ye shall go hostile with me, and shall not be willing to hear to me, and I added upon you seven blows for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If you walk contrary to me, and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you for your sins: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If you walk as an adversary to me, and if you are not willing to listen to me, I will add sevenfold to your plagues, because of your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If then you continue hostile, unwilling to obey me, I will multiply my blows sevenfold, as your sins deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you continue hostile to me, and will not obey me, I will continue to plague you sevenfold for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if you walk contrary to me and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you will walk with me contentiously and you will not be willing to listen to me, I shall add upon you plagues, each by sevens, for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if ye walk contrary unto Me, and will not hearken unto Me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if after this ye should walk perversely, and not be willing to obey me, I will further bring upon you seven plagues according to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-21.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=7272" 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">20</span>and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">you walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/7147.htm" title="7147: qe·rî (N-ms) -- Opposition, contrariness. From qarah; hostile encounter.">in hostility</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">toward Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and refuse</a> <a href="/hebrew/14.htm" title="14: ṯō·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To be willing, to consent. A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. to be acquiescent."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: wə·yā·sap̄·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">I will multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: mak·kāh (N-fs) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">your plagues</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven times,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: kə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-k:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">according to your sins.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.…<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/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a></span><br />If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-28</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-12</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-15.htm">Jeremiah 19:15</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a></span><br />Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8-13</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. / But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. / So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-31</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. / Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5-9</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21-23</a></span><br />Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. / Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if you walk contrary to me, and will not listen to me; I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.</p><p class="hdg">contrary unto me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Leviticus 26:24</a></b></br> Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/20-21.htm">Act</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/genesis/40-15.htm">Deserve</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Hostile</a> <a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Hostility</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Listen</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-54.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Plagues</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Punishments</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-17.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Sevenfold</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Times</a> <a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Unwilling</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Act</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-2.htm">Deserve</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Hostile</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Hostility</a> <a href="/numbers/18-30.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/job/32-10.htm">Listen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Plagues</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Punishments</a> <a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Sevenfold</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Times</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Unwilling</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Won't</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If you walk in hostility toward Me</b><br>This phrase addresses the Israelites' potential rebellion against God. In the context of Leviticus, God is establishing a covenant with His people, and walking in hostility implies a deliberate choice to oppose His commandments. This reflects the broader biblical theme of covenant faithfulness, where obedience brings blessings and disobedience results in curses (Deuteronomy 28). The term "walk" suggests a lifestyle or pattern of behavior, indicating that hostility is not a one-time act but a persistent attitude. This hostility can be seen in the historical context of Israel's repeated idolatry and rebellion, as documented in the books of Kings and Chronicles.<p><b>and refuse to obey Me</b><br>Refusal to obey God is a recurring issue in the history of Israel. This phrase underscores the importance of obedience as a sign of faithfulness to the covenant. The Hebrew word for "obey" often implies listening with the intent to act, highlighting the relational aspect of God's commands. The refusal to obey is not just a legal infraction but a breach of relationship. This is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's will (<a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>).<p><b>I will multiply your plagues seven times</b><br>The multiplication of plagues signifies the severity of God's judgment. The number seven in biblical literature often represents completeness or perfection, suggesting that the punishment will be thorough and complete. This echoes the plagues of Egypt, where God demonstrated His power and judgment against Pharaoh's hardened heart (Exodus 7-12). The use of plagues as a form of divine retribution is a common motif in the Old Testament, serving as a warning to return to covenant faithfulness.<p><b>according to your sins</b><br>This phrase indicates that the punishment is directly correlated to the sins committed, reflecting the principle of divine justice. The concept of retributive justice is central to the Old Testament, where God is portrayed as a righteous judge who rewards and punishes according to one's deeds (<a href="/psalms/62-12.htm">Psalm 62:12</a>). This principle is also evident in the New Testament, where Paul writes about reaping what one sows (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). The phrase underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance, pointing to the ultimate solution in Jesus Christ, who bore the penalty for sin on behalf of humanity (<a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of Leviticus, the Israelites were God's chosen people, whom He delivered from Egypt and to whom He gave the Law through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, Moses received the Law from God on Mount Sinai and communicated it to the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave the Law to Moses, including the blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br><a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21</a> warns of increased punishment for continued disobedience. This serves as a reminder that sin has consequences, and persistent rebellion against God leads to further discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_repentance.htm">God's Desire for Repentance</a></b><br>The purpose of these warnings is not merely punitive but redemptive. God desires His people to turn back to Him, highlighting His patience and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites were in a covenant relationship with God, which required obedience. This principle applies to Christians today, who are called to live faithfully in their covenant with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_discipline.htm">Understanding God's Discipline</a></b><br>God's discipline is an expression of His love and desire for His people to grow in holiness. It is important to view hardships as opportunities for spiritual growth and alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_accountability.htm">The Role of Community in Accountability</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the covenant means that individual actions can affect the whole community. Christians are called to hold each other accountable and encourage one another in faithfulness.<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/how_is_ai's_destruction_just_and_loving.htm">How can the total extermination of Ai's inhabitants (Joshua 8:24-25) be reconciled with a just and loving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_threaten_destruction,_not_mercy.htm">Why would God threaten complete destruction (Jeremiah 21:5-6) instead of offering a path to repentance, seeming to contradict earlier scriptures that highlight mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'lamb_of_god'_fit_ot_laws.htm">How does calling Jesus 'the Lamb of God' who removes sin (John 1:29) fit with conflicting Old Testament sacrificial laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_evil_leaders.htm">Why does God permit evil and sinful leaders?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">And if ye walk contrary unto me.</span>--That is, continue the defiance of the Divine law, and rebel against God's authority. The third warning, contained in <a href="/context/leviticus/26-21.htm" title="And if you walk contrary to me, and will not listen to me; I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.">Leviticus 26:21-22</a>, threatens them with destruction by wild beasts.<p><span class= "bld">Seven times more plagues.</span>--That is, a still greater number. (See <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm" title="And if you will not yet for all this listen to me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.">Leviticus 26:18</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">According to your sins.</span>--This increased number of scourges will be in proportion to their sins, since their defiance, in spite of the two preceding classes of punishments, aggravates and enhances their guilt.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 21, 22.</span> - Punishment in its third degree. <span class="cmt_word">I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number.</span> So in the case of the Assyrians transported to Palestine, "At the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them" (<a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">2 Kings 17:25</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and your high ways shall be desolate.</span> Cf. <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a>, "In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-21.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you walk</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּֽלְכ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tê·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in hostility</span><br /><span class="heb">קֶ֔רִי</span> <span class="translit">(qe·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7147.htm">Strong's 7147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Opposition, contrariness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward Me</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and refuse</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to obey Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽ</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will multiply</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָסַפְתִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·sap̄·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your plagues</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wound, carnage, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven times,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֖בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to your sins.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:21 If you walk contrary to me (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:22" /></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>