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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&#8217But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“However, if you do not listen to me or obey all these commands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“But if you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘But if you do not obey Me and do not do all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘But if you do not obey Me and do not [obediently] do all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But if you do not obey me and observe all these commands—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you do not obey Me and observe all these commands—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If you will not listen to me and obey all these commands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said, "If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"But if you won't listen to me and obey all these commands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If, however, you do not obey me and keep all these commandments--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if ye will not hearken to me, and will not do all these commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if you do not listen to Me and do not do all these commands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And if ye do not hearken to Me, and do not all these commands;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if ye will not hear to me, and will not do all these commands;<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 hear me, nor do all my commandments, <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 will not listen to me, nor accomplish all of my commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if you do not heed me and do not keep all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you will not obey me, and do not observe all these commandments,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if you will not hearken to me and will not do all these commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But if you will not listen to me and you will not do all of these commandments;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if ye will not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if ye will not hearken to me, nor obey these my ordinances,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-14.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=7209" 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">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If, however,</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 fail</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ṯiš·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and to carry out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: ham·miṣ·wōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">commandments,</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,…<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</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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26-28</a></span><br />See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse— / a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, / but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Jeremiah 11:3-4</a></span><br />You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant, / which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’<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="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17-18</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, / I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.<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="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-24</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15</a></span><br />But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-27</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19-20</a></span><br />But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / 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.<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="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a></span><br />But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Hebrews 2:2-3</a></span><br />For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, / how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18</a></b></br> And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Jeremiah 17:27</a></b></br> But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-28.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/exodus/23-22.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Obey</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Obey</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-2.htm">Reverence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">A blessing to those who keep the commandments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">A curse to those who break them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">God promises to remember those who repent</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If, however, you fail to obey Me</b><br>This phrase introduces a conditional statement, highlighting the importance of obedience to God. In the context of Leviticus, obedience is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The Israelites were given the Law as a guide for living in a way that was pleasing to God. Disobedience would lead to consequences, as outlined in the subsequent verses. This concept of obedience is echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are contingent upon Israel's adherence to God's commands. The call to obedience is also seen in the New Testament, where Jesus emphasizes the importance of following His teachings (<a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>).<p><b>and to carry out all these commandments</b><br>The commandments refer to the laws given to the Israelites through Moses, encompassing moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. These laws were designed to set Israel apart as a holy nation and to reflect God's character. The phrase underscores the comprehensive nature of the obedience required; it is not selective but encompasses all that God has commanded. This comprehensive obedience is mirrored in the New Testament, where believers are called to live according to the teachings of Christ and the apostles (<a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a>). The commandments also serve as a type, pointing to the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the Law on behalf of humanity (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker of the commandments, emphasizing His authority and covenant relationship with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the commandments, representing God's chosen people who are expected to obey His laws.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God delivered the laws to Moses, symbolizing the divine origin of the commandments.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The mediator between God and the Israelites, through whom the laws were communicated.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, which includes blessings for obedience and consequences for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>Listening to God is foundational to a relationship with Him. It involves not just hearing but understanding and responding to His voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_a_covenant_requirement.htm">Obedience as a Covenant Requirement</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commandments is a sign of faithfulness to the covenant. It reflects trust in God's wisdom and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience leads to separation from God's blessings and protection. It serves as a warning to remain faithful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_guiding_behavior.htm">The Role of Scripture in Guiding Behavior</a></b><br>Scripture provides the guidelines for living a life pleasing to God. Regular study and application are essential for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_reflect_christ_in_our_actions.htm">The Call to Reflect Christ in Our Actions</a></b><br>As Christians, our obedience should reflect the character of Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the law and exemplified love and righteousness.<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_qualifies_as_my_neighbor.htm">Is your will being done on earth as in heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_amos_4_9-10_plagues_match_history.htm">Amos 4:9–10 – Do the described plagues (blight, mildew, locusts, pestilence) align with known historical or scientific data? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_15_conflict_with_god's_promises.htm">Could Ezekiel 15 conflict with covenant promises in earlier texts, suggesting inconsistencies in God’s character? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_micah_4_8_align_with_zion's_fate.htm">How does Micah 4:8 align with other prophecies about Zion’s future when some passages (e.g., Ezekiel 5) predict destruction rather than restoration? </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>(14) <span class= "bld">But if ye will not hearken unto me.</span>--The glowing promises of blessings for obedience are now followed by a catalogue of calamities of the most appalling nature, which will overtake the Israelites if they disobey the Divine commandments. The first degree of punishment with which this verse begins extends to <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 14-17.</span> - Punishment in its first degree. <span class="cmt_word">Terror, consumption,</span> - that is, <span class="accented">wasting</span> - <span class="cmt_word">and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart:</span> - a proverbial expression for great distress (see <a href="/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it</span> (see <a href="/jeremiah/5-17.htm">Jeremiah 5:17</a>, and <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a>, "Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil")... <span class="cmt_word">and ye shall be slain before your enemies</span> (as took place often in their after history, see <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14</a>; <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Judges 3:8</a>; <a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Judges 4:2</a>); <span class="cmt_word">they that hate you shall reign</span> - that is, <span class="accented">rule</span> - <span class="cmt_word">over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If, however,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you fail</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">to 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">and to carry out</span><br /><span class="heb">תַעֲשׂ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵֽלֶּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">commandments,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּצְוֺ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṣ·wōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:14 But if you will not listen (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:15" /></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>