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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for 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 this you still do not listen to me 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 />“If in spite of all this you still refuse to listen and still remain hostile toward me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“But if in spite of this you will not listen 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 />But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, 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 for all this hearken unto me, but 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 after all this, if you do not obey 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 />‘Yet if in spite of this you do not obey Me, but act with hostility against Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Yet if in spite of this you do not obey 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 />‘Yet if in spite of this, you do not obey 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 />‘Yet, if in spite of this you do not obey Me, 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 />‘Yet if in spite of this you will not [attentively] listen 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 />“And if in spite of this you do not obey me 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 />And if in spite of this you do not obey Me 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 ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but 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 />Then if you don't stop rebelling, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but 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 in spite of this you do not listen to me and still resist me,<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 you still continue to defy me and refuse to obey me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If, after all of this time, you don't listen to me, but instead 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 />But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, 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 this you do not obey me but 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 you in spite of this won't listen to me, but 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 for all this hearken to me, but 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 you in spite of this won’t listen to me, but 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 for this you do not listen to 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 for this ye hearken not to 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 this ye shall not hear to 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 />But if you will not for all this hearken to me, but will walk against me: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, if you will not listen to me through these things, and you still walk against me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If, despite all this, you disobey 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 />But if, despite this, you disobey me, and 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 you will not for all these things hearken to me, but 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 listen to me 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 ye will not for all this hearken unto Me, but 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 will not obey me, but walk perversely towards me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-27.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=7329" 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">26</span>When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: bə·zōṯ (Prep-b:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">in spite of all this</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.">you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ṯiš·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">Me,</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: bə·qe·rî (Prep-b:: 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">28</span>then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish 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="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Ezekiel 5:6-17</a></span><br />But she has rebelled against My ordinances more wickedly than the nations, and against My statutes worse than the countries around her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You have been more insubordinate than the nations around you; you have not walked in My statutes or kept My ordinances, nor have you even conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations. ...<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="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-18</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. / They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. ...<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="/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="/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="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</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. / For 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="/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="/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="/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="/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 for all this listen to me, but walk contrary to me;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21,24</a></b></br> And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; 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The chapter details blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience, emphasizing the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The phrase "in spite of all this" highlights the persistence of Israel's rebellion despite numerous warnings and punishments. This reflects the human tendency to resist divine correction, as seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in the repeated cycles of sin and repentance in the Book of Judges.<p><b>you do not obey Me</b><br>Obedience to God is a central theme in the Mosaic Law, representing faithfulness to the covenant. The Hebrew concept of obedience involves hearing and responding to God's commands. This phrase underscores the importance of adhering to God's statutes as a demonstration of loyalty and love. The call to obedience is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus emphasizes the importance of keeping His commandments as a sign of love (<a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>).<p><b>but continue to walk in hostility toward Me</b><br>"Walking" in biblical terms often symbolizes one's way of life or conduct. To "walk in hostility" indicates a deliberate and ongoing rebellion against God. This hostility is not merely passive disobedience but an active opposition to God's will. The Israelites' history is marked by periods of such hostility, leading to consequences like exile. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate rejection of Christ by many, as He was met with hostility despite His message of reconciliation. The call to repentance and reconciliation is a consistent theme throughout Scripture, urging believers to turn from hostility to fellowship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, addressing the Israelites with warnings and consequences for disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The audience receiving the message, God's chosen people who are being warned about the consequences of their actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God delivered the laws and commandments to Moses, including the blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who conveyed God's laws and messages to the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, which includes blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>God takes disobedience seriously, and persistent rebellion leads to severe consequences. This underscores the importance of aligning our lives with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_hostility_toward_god.htm">The Nature of Hostility Toward God</a></b><br>Walking in hostility toward God is not just passive disobedience but an active rebellion. We must examine our hearts to ensure we are not resisting God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant_relationship.htm">The Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The covenant between God and His people is based on mutual commitment. Understanding this relationship helps us appreciate the gravity of breaking it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>Despite repeated warnings, God remains patient. However, His justice requires that persistent disobedience be addressed. This balance is crucial in understanding God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse warns of consequences, the broader biblical account offers hope for repentance and restoration. God's desire is always for His people to return to Him.<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/who_was_herod_agrippa_ii.htm">What does 'In your anger do not sin' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'see_him_as_he_is'_mean.htm">How can we serve each other with love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._5_10_contradict_ex._19_5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:10 - Could the call to destroy Jerusalem's fortifications without complete annihilation contradict God's previous promises to preserve Israel's security (Exodus 19:5-6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_federal_vision_theology.htm">What defines Federal Vision Theology?</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>(27) <span class= "bld">And if he will not for all this hearken unto me.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And if, notwithstanding these, ye will not hearken unto me, </span>that is, if in spite of these awful punishments they persist in rebellion against God. With this reiterated formula the fifth warning is introduced (<a href="/context/leviticus/26-27.htm" title="And if you will not for all this listen to me, but walk contrary to me;">Leviticus 26:27-33</a>), which threatens the total destruction of the land and the people in the midst of the most appalling horrors.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 27-33.</span> - Punishment in the fifth degree. <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.</span> We find that this threat was fulfilled in Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">2 Kings 6:28</a>), and in Jerusalem at the time both of the earlier siege by the Chaldaeans, and of the later siege by the Romans (see <a href="/lamentations/2-20.htm">Lamentations 2:20</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a>; Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.,' 5:09, 3; and the terrible case of Mary daughter of Eleazar. Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.' 6:03, 4). <span class="cmt_word">And I will destroy your high places.</span> By <span class="accented">high places</span> is meant the tops of hills or eminences chosen for worship, whether of Jehovah (see <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Judges 6:26</a>; <a href="/1_kings/3-2.htm">1 Kings 3:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">2 Kings 12:3</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">1 Chronicles 21:26</a>), or of false gods. The high places intended here are the spots where the "sun-images" were erected (see <a href="/2_chronicles/14-5.htm">2 Chronicles 14:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/17-8.htm">Isaiah 17:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Ezekiel 6:4</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols</span> - that is, they should roll in the dust together. <span class="cmt_word">And I will make your cities waste</span> - as Samaria and Jerusalem - <span class="cmt_word">and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation,</span> - by the <span class="accented">sanctuaries</span>, which are to be desolated, is meant all the consecrated things: the holy of holies, the holy place, the court, the ark, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt sacrifice - <span class="cmt_word">and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours</span> - so in <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a>, "To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet" (cf. <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And I will bring the land into desolation</span> (cf. <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a>): and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it (cf. <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Ezekiel 5:15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you.</span> See <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a>, "I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-27.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">But 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 all this</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּזֹ֔את</span> <span class="translit">(bə·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">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">obey</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁמְע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<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">Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></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">בְּקֶֽרִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qe·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:27 If you in spite of this won't (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:28" /></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>