Leviticus 26:19

Leviticus 26:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
• New International Version (NIV)I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will break your proud spirit by making the skies as unyielding as iron and the earth as hard as bronze.

Context of Leviticus 26:19

17I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. 18‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. 20And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit. 21‘Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins.

Leviticus 26:19 word by word

וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־גְּא֣וֹן עֻזְּכֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־שְׁמֵיכֶם֙ כַּבַּרְזֶ֔ל וְאֶֽת־אַרְצְכֶ֖ם כַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will breakשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of your powerעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• and I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• your heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• as ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• and your earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• as brassנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154

Cross-references for Leviticus 26:19

• 1 Samuel 4:3And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies.”
• Isaiah 2:12For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up— And it shall be brought low—
• Isaiah 25:11And He will spread out His hands in their midst As a swimmer reaches out to swim, And He will bring down their pride Together with the trickery of their hands.
• Isaiah 26:5For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust.
• Jeremiah 13:9“Thus says the Lord: ‘In this manner I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 7:24Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled.
• Ezekiel 30:6‘Thus says the Lord: “Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, And the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Syene Those within her shall fall by the sword,” Says the Lord God.
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
• Zephaniah 3:11In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds In which you transgress against Me; For then I will take away from your midst Those who rejoice in your pride, And you shall no longer be haughty In My holy mountain.
• Deuteronomy 28:23And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you shall be iron.
• 1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”
• Jeremiah 14:1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.
• Luke 4:25But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

Commentaries on Leviticus 26:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-45Verses 3-45 As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Leviticus 26:4 Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons, called…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-39Verses 14-39 After God has set the blessing before them which would make them a happy people if they would be obedient, he here sets the curse before them, the evils which would make them miserable, if they were disobedient. Two things would bring ruin. 1. A contempt of God's commandments. They that reject the precept, will come at last to renounce the covenant. 2. A contempt of his corrections. If they will not learn obedience by the things they suffer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20If God does not send rain, the ground will become hard and unproductive.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass--No figures could have been employed to convey a better idea of severe and long-continued famine.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 26:19

• Backsliders
• Blessing
• Brass
• Contingencies
• Disobedience to God
• Famine
• Judgments
• Pride
• Punishment
• Reward
• Seven
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cast
• Chastise
• Copper
• Enjoy
• Faintness
• Fall
• Heathen
• Jerusalem
• Rid
• Scatter

Commentaries on Leviticus 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings