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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 after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.<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 yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.<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, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘If also after these things, you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will discipline you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If in spite of all this you still will not listen to Me <i>and</i> be obedient, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But if after these things you will not obey me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then, if you still refuse to obey me, I will punish you seven times for each of your sins, <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 yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If you still will not listen to me, I will discipline you seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"If even after all of this you still do not obey me, I will increase your punishment seven times. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If, despite all of this, you still don't listen to me, then I'll punish you seven times more on account of your sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If, in spite of all these things, you do not obey me, I will discipline you seven times more on account of your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if ye will not yet for all this hearken to me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if up to these you [still] do not listen to Me—then I have added to discipline you sevenfold for your sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And if unto these ye hearken not to Me, -- then I have added to chastise you seven times for your sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if yet these ye will not hear to me, I added to chastise you seven times for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if you will not yet for all this obey me: I will chastise you seven times more for your sins, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if you will not be obedient to me in this way, then I will add sevenfold to your chastisement, because of your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If even after this you do not obey me, I will increase the chastisement for your sins sevenfold,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And if in spite of this you will not obey me, I will continue to punish you sevenfold for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if you will not yet for all these things hearken to me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if in these things you will not listen to me again, I shall continue to chastise you each sevenfold for your sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto Me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if ye still refuse to hearken to me, then will I chasten you yet more even seven times for your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-18.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=7249" 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">17</span>And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">And if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">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 will 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/3254.htm" title="3254: wə·yā·sap̄·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">I will proceed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: lə·yas·sə·rāh (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3fs) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">to punish</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">sevenfold</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">your sins.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,…<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="/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="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></span><br />O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm">Isaiah 9:13</a></span><br />But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">2 Chronicles 7:13-14</a></span><br />If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Jeremiah 7:28</a></span><br />Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Hosea 7:10</a></span><br />Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5</a></span><br />Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Jeremiah 6:28-30</a></span><br />All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt. / The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. / They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3-5</a></span><br />No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. / Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem? / No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-11</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? ...</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 yet for all this listen to me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.</p><p class="hdg">seven times</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21,24,28</a></b></br> And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">1 Samuel 2:5</a></b></br> <i>They that were</i> full have hired out themselves for bread; and <i>they that were</i> hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-164.htm">Psalm 119:164</a></b></br> Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm">Added</a> <a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-16.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/4-24.htm">Sevenfold</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/revelation/3-10.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/27-13.htm">Added</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-24.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Sevenfold</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Spite</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Times</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 if after all this you will not obey Me</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the conditional nature of God's covenant with Israel. The context is a series of blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>, where obedience leads to blessings and disobedience to curses. The phrase "after all this" refers to the preceding warnings and punishments described earlier in the chapter. Historically, this reflects the covenantal relationship established at Sinai, where Israel agreed to follow God's laws. The call to obedience is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> and echoed in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>, where Jesus says, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."<p><b>I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins</b><br>The term "sevenfold" signifies completeness and intensity in biblical numerology, often associated with divine judgment or perfection. This reflects the seriousness of Israel's covenant violations and God's commitment to justice. The concept of sevenfold punishment is not only a warning but also a demonstration of God's patience and desire for repentance, as seen in the cyclical nature of Israel's history in the Book of Judges. Theologically, this can be connected to the ultimate judgment and redemption through Christ, who bore the full measure of sin's penalty, offering complete atonement. The idea of sevenfold punishment also appears in Revelation, where the number seven is frequently used to describe the fullness of God's plans and judgments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is speaking to the Israelites through Moses, outlining the blessings for obedience and the consequences for disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are receiving the laws and commandments from God through Moses. They are the primary audience of this message.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who is delivering God's laws and instructions to the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave the laws to Moses, including the blessings and curses found in <a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>.<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's warning of a sevenfold punishment underscores the seriousness of disobedience. It serves as a reminder that sin has consequences, and God is just in His dealings with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_discipline.htm">The Purpose of Discipline</a></b><br>God's discipline is not merely punitive but corrective. It is intended to bring His people back to a place of obedience and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The escalation of punishment is a call to repentance. It shows God's desire for His people to return to Him and restore their relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithfulness_of_god.htm">The Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>Even in discipline, God remains faithful to His covenant. His actions are consistent with His character and His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands is crucial for experiencing His blessings. It reflects a heart aligned with His will and purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'sevenfold'_fit_god's_mercy.htm">(Leviticus 26:18) How does the repeated “sevenfold” punishment align with other biblical portrayals of God’s mercy and justice? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_homosexuality,_execution.htm">What does the Bible say about homosexuality and execution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_6_2-3__literal_mountains'_fate.htm">In Ezekiel 6:2–3, how can an address to literal mountains make sense, and is there any historical or archaeological record of a catastrophe specifically targeting these mountains? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israel_practice_individual_accountability.htm">Ezekiel 18 - Does any historical or archaeological evidence indicate that Israel ever fully practiced individual accountability rather than communal guilt?</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>(18) <span class= "bld">And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and if up to these ye will not hearken unto me, </span>that is, if they should persist in their disobedience to the very end of those punishments mentioned in <a href="/context/leviticus/26-16.htm" title="I also will do this to you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.">Leviticus 26:16-17</a>. This verse, therefore, introduces the second degree of punishments, which ends with <a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm" title="And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.">Leviticus 26:20</a>.<p><span class= "bld">I will punish you seven times more.</span>--That is, indefinitely or unceasingly; many more times. Seven being a complete number is often used to denote thoroughness (see Note on <a href="/leviticus/4-6.htm" title="And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary.">Leviticus 4:6</a>), a large or indefinite number. Hence the declaration "He shall deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee" (<a href="/job/5-19.htm" title="He shall deliver you in six troubles: yes, in seven there shall no evil touch you.">Job 5:19</a>), and "if he trespass against thee seven times in <span class= "bld">a </span>day" (<a href="/luke/17-4.htm" title="And if he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him.">Luke 17:4</a>), that is, an indefinite number of times. (Comp. also <a href="/psalms/119-164.htm" title="Seven times a day do I praise you because of your righteous judgments.">Psalm 119:164</a>; <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm" title="For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.">Proverbs 24:16</a>, &c.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 18-20.</span> - Punishment in its second degree. <span class="cmt_word">I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass;</span> the result of no rain in a land scorched by the fiery Eastern sun. <span class="cmt_word">Your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the tress of the land yield their fruits.</span> Cf. <a href="/1_kings/8-35.htm">1 Kings 8:35</a>; <a href="/haggai/1-10.htm">Haggai 1:10, 11</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֨ם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all this</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֔לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">you will 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">I will proceed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָסַפְתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·sap̄·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to punish</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיַסְּרָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yas·sə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> </span><span class="str2">To discipline, chasten, admonish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sevenfold</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֖בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your sins.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:18 If you in spite of these things (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:19" /></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>