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Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217If in spite of these things you do not accept my correction but continue to be hostile toward me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“And if you fail to learn the lesson and continue your hostility toward me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘And if by these things you do not learn your lesson regarding Me, but you show hostility toward Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘And if by these things you do not accept My discipline, but walk in hostility against Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If in spite of these things you do not accept my discipline, but act with hostility toward me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but act with hostility toward Me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you remain my enemies after this, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If this discipline does not help and you still resist,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"If after all of this punishment you still do not listen to me, but continue to defy me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If, despite these things, you still won't return to me, but live life contrary to me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If in spite of these things you do not allow yourselves to be disciplined and you walk in hostility against me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If by these things you won't be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;<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 will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me, <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 by these you are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me [in] opposition,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if by these ye are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me in opposition,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if by these ye will not be admonished by me, and ye went hostile with me;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if you are not willing to receive discipline in this way, and you still walk as an adversary to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If, with all this, you still do not accept my discipline and continue hostile to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If in spite of these punishments you have not turned back to me, but continue hostile to me,<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 by these things you shall not be disciplined, but continue to walk contrary to me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if in these things, you again will not be instructed, and you will walk with me contentiously;<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 in spite of these things ye will not be corrected unto Me, but will walk contrary unto Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if hereupon ye are not corrected, but walk perversely towards me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7291" 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">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. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">And if</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: bə·’êl·leh (Prep-b:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">in spite of these</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">things you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: ṯiw·wā·sə·rū (V-Nifal-Imperf-2mp) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">accept My discipline,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wa·hă·laḵ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">but continue to 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> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.…<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="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4-7</a></span><br />And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. / Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ ...<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="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-14</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. ...<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="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-30</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</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!<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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Hebrews 12:25</a></span><br />See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4-5</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / 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.<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.</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 will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-20</a></b></br> Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Jeremiah 2:30</a></b></br> In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></b></br> O LORD, <i>are</i> not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, <i>but</i> they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Act</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Corrected</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">Correction</a> <a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-10.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Hostile</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Hostility</a> <a href="/exodus/32-28.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Opposition</a> <a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Reformed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Act</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-19.htm">Corrected</a> <a href="/job/36-10.htm">Correction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/judges/8-16.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Hostile</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Hostility</a> <a href="/numbers/5-4.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Opposition</a> <a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">Reformed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-27.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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>And if in spite of these things</b><br />This phrase introduces a conditional statement, emphasizing the stubbornness of the people despite previous warnings and consequences. The Hebrew word for "in spite of" is "אִם־בְּזֹאת" (im-bezot), which conveys a sense of defiance or disregard. Historically, this reflects Israel's repeated cycle of disobedience and the consequences that followed. The phrase serves as a reminder of God's patience and the persistent call to repentance.<p><b>you do not accept</b><br />The Hebrew root for "accept" is "יָסַר" (yasar), which means to discipline or instruct. This implies a refusal to learn or be corrected. In the biblical context, accepting discipline is akin to acknowledging God's sovereignty and wisdom. The refusal to accept discipline is a rejection of God's authority and guidance, which is a recurring theme in the history of Israel.<p><b>My discipline</b><br />The term "discipline" here is "מוּסָר" (musar) in Hebrew, which encompasses correction, instruction, and chastisement. It is not merely punitive but is intended for growth and improvement. God's discipline is an expression of His love and desire for His people to return to the right path. This reflects the broader biblical principle that God disciplines those He loves, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-12.htm">Proverbs 3:12</a>.<p><b>but continue to walk</b><br />The phrase "continue to walk" suggests a deliberate and ongoing choice. The Hebrew verb "הָלַךְ" (halak) means to walk or to live, indicating a lifestyle or pattern of behavior. This highlights the persistent nature of the people's rebellion, choosing a path contrary to God's will. It underscores the importance of daily choices in one's spiritual journey.<p><b>in hostility toward Me</b><br />The word "hostility" is translated from the Hebrew "קֶרִי" (qeri), which implies opposition or enmity. This is a strong term that denotes an adversarial relationship with God. Historically, this reflects the times when Israel turned to idolatry and other nations, rejecting God's covenant. The phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of living in opposition to God, emphasizing the need for reconciliation and peace with Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">And if ye will not be reformed.</span>--The fourth warning (<a href="/context/leviticus/26-23.htm" title="And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me;">Leviticus 26:23-26</a>) threatens the rebellious Israelites with a more intensified form of the punishment partially mentioned in the first warning. (See <a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm" title="And I will set my face against you, and you shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and you shall flee when none pursues you.">Leviticus 26:17</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23-26.</span> - Punishment in its fourth degree. <span class="cmt_word">I will bring a sword upon yon, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant:... I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy</span> - that is, <span class="accented">ye shall go into captivity</span>... <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.</span> Cf. <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a>, "A third part of thee shall die with pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them." The famine that is to come upon them is described as making <span class="cmt_word">ten women bake bread in one oven,</span> - whereas in ordinary times one oven was only sufficient for one woman's baking - and <span class="cmt_word">they shall deliver you your bread again by weight;</span> that is, the quantity baked will have to be weighed out in rations, before any one is allowed to take it. See <a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Jeremiah 14:18</a>; and as illustrative of the last point, <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16</a>, "Behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-23.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">And if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֨ם־</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">in spite of these</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵ֔לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">things you do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">accept My discipline,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִוָּסְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiw·wā·sə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> </span><span class="str2">To discipline, chasten, admonish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but continue to walk</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·laḵ·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_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">קֶֽרִי׃</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">עִמִּ֖י</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:23 If by these things you won't be (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:24" /></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>