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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 />I myself will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who live there will be appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yes, I myself will devastate your land, and your enemies who come to occupy it will be appalled at what they see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I myself will devastate the land, so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will make the land desolate, so that your enemies who inhabit it will <i>themselves</i> feel desolate because of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will make the land desolate, and your enemies who settle in it will be appalled at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I also will devastate the land, so that your enemies who come to live there will be appalled by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I also will devastate the land, so that your enemies who come to live there will be appalled by it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell therein shall be astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your land will become so desolate that even your enemies who settle there will be shocked when they see it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will make your land so deserted that your enemies will be shocked as they settle in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will destroy your land so completely that the enemies who occupy it will be shocked at the destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll make the land so desolate that your enemies who live in it will be astonished."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I myself will make the land desolate and your enemies who live in it will be appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell in it will be astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will bring the land into desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it will be astonished at it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I have made the land desolate, and your enemies who are dwelling in it have been astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and I have made desolate the land, and your enemies, who are dwelling in it, have been astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I laid the land waste, and your enemies were astonished at it, they dwelling upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will destroy your land, and your enemies shall be astonished at it, when they shall be the inhabitants thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will utterly ruin your land, and your enemies shall be stupefied at it, when they will have become its inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So devastated will I leave the land that your enemies who come to live there will stand aghast at the sight of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will devastate the land, so that your enemies who come to settle in it shall be appalled at it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies who dwell therein shall be astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall destroy also the land and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished over it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell therein shall be astonished at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will lay your land desolate, and your enemies who dwell in it shall wonder at it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-32.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=7370" 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">31</span>I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">And I</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: wa·hă·šim·mō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">will lay waste</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">so that your enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·šə·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: wə·šā·mə·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">will be appalled.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.…<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/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a></span><br />They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14-15</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. / So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20-21</a></span><br />then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11-12</a></span><br />Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, / until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Ezekiel 33:28-29</a></span><br />I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through. / Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a></span><br />I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-4.htm">Ezekiel 36:4</a></span><br />therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22</a></span><br />So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...<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="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-26</a></span><br />I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.</p><p class="hdg">And I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></b></br> <i>And that</i> the whole land thereof <i>is</i> brimstone, and salt, <i>and</i> burning, <i>that</i> it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7,8</a></b></br> Your country <i>is</i> desolate, your cities <i>are</i> burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and <i>it is</i> desolate, as overthrown by strangers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6,9</a></b></br> And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it… </p><p class="hdg">and your</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a></b></br> And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a></b></br> Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what <i>meaneth</i> the heat of this great anger? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8</a></b></br> And at this house, <i>which</i> is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/8-27.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/genesis/24-21.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/hosea/11-9.htm">Devastate</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/genesis/47-4.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-19.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/joshua/22-33.htm">Devastate</a> <a href="/numbers/5-3.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-35.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-34.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-34.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/numbers/4-6.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-35.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Wonder</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>And I will lay waste the land</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine judgment upon the land of Israel. In the context of <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>, God outlines the blessings for obedience and the curses for disobedience. The laying waste of the land is a consequence of Israel's failure to uphold the covenant. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian exile when the land was devastated and left desolate. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of covenantal faithfulness and the consequences of turning away from God. The desolation serves as a reminder of the holiness of God and His demand for His people to live according to His statutes.<p><b>so that your enemies who dwell in it</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the irony and tragedy of Israel's disobedience. The land, promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, would be occupied by foreign nations. This occupation by enemies is a reversal of the intended blessing of the Promised Land. Historically, this occurred when foreign powers such as the Assyrians and Babylonians invaded and settled in the land. Theologically, it serves as a warning that the blessings of God are contingent upon obedience, and disobedience can lead to the loss of divine favor and protection.<p><b>will be appalled</b><br>The reaction of the enemies, being appalled, suggests a recognition of the severity of God's judgment. This reaction could imply that even those who do not worship Yahweh can see the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness. It also reflects the idea that the land itself is a witness to the covenant between God and His people. The desolation of the land serves as a testament to the seriousness of breaking the covenant. This phrase can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate judgment and restoration, pointing to the eschatological hope found in the New Testament, where Christ's redemptive work restores what was lost.<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 are God's chosen people, receiving the laws and commandments through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land given by God to the Israelites, which is central to their identity and covenant with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The foreign nations surrounding Israel, often in conflict with them, and who would witness the desolation of the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader through whom God delivered the laws and commandments to the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_covenant.htm">God's 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's warnings are not idle threats but serious consequences for covenant unfaithfulness.<br><br>Reflect on areas of life where disobedience to God might lead to spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_the_nations.htm">The Witness of the Nations</a></b><br>The desolation of the land serves as a testimony to the nations of God's justice.<br><br>Consider how our lives reflect God's character to those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithfulness_of_god.htm">The Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains faithful to His covenant promises.<br><br>Trust in God's faithfulness, even when facing the consequences of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The purpose of these warnings is to lead the people back to God.<br><br>Embrace repentance as a path to restoration and renewed relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the severity of the consequences, there is always hope for restoration through repentance.<br><br>Hold onto the hope of restoration and renewal in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'expiation'_in_christianity.htm">What does 'expiation' mean in Christian theology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_lesbianism.htm">What is the Bible's stance on lesbian relationships?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_this_cup_pass_from_me.htm">Can this cup pass from me?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_genesis_13_14-17_reconciled.htm">In Genesis 13:14–17, God promises Abram that his descendants will inherit the land “forever”; how can this be reconciled with later biblical or historical events suggesting otherwise?</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>(32) <span class= "bld">And I will bring the land into desolation. </span>Better, <span class= "ital">And I myself will bring, </span>&c. From the ruin of the cities and the sanctuaries the desolation extends to the whole country. Whilst the devastations hitherto were the result of God permitting hostile invasions and conquests, the desolation of the whole country and the dispersion of the Israelites described in the following verses are to be the work of God Himself. He who has promised to bless the land in so marvellous a manner (<a href="/context/leviticus/26-4.htm" title="Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.">Leviticus 26:4-10</a>) as a reward for their obedience, will Himself reduce it to the most astounding desolation as a punishment for their disobedience, so much so, that their very enemies will be amazed at it (<a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm" title="And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.">Jeremiah 9:11</a> : <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm" title="So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment to the nations that are round about you, when I shall execute judgments in you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.">Ezekiel 5:15</a>; <a href="/context/ezekiel/33-28.htm" title="For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.">Ezekiel 33:28-29</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/35-10.htm" title="Because you have said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:">Ezekiel 35:10</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/36-5.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.">Ezekiel 36:5</a>). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-32.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 I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will lay waste</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·šim·mō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that your enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·šə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be appalled.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָֽׁמְמ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·mə·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:32 I will bring the land into desolation (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:33" /></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>