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Leviticus 26:18
18“And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins.
Leviticus 26:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins,
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
Context of Leviticus 26:18
16I will punish you. I will bring sudden terrors upon you—wasting diseases and burning fevers that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will plant your crops in vain because your enemies will eat them. 17I will turn against you, and you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will run even when no one is chasing you! “And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins. 19I will break your proud spirit by making the skies as unyielding as iron and the earth as hard as bronze. 20All your work will be for nothing, for your land will yield no crops, and your trees will bear no fruit.
Read all of Leviticus 26Leviticus 26:18 word by word
וְאִ֨ם־עַד־אֵ֔לֶּה לֹ֥א תִשְׁמְע֖וּ לִ֑י וְיָסַפְתִּי֙ לְיַסְּרָ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם שֶׁ֖בַע עַל־חַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 26:18
- Leviticus 26:21“If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey me, I will inflict disaster on you seven times over for your sins.
- 1 Samuel 2:5Those who were well fed are now starving, and those who were starving are now full. The childless woman now has seven children, and the woman with many children wastes away.
- Psalms 119:164I will praise you seven times a day because all your regulations are just.
- Proverbs 24:16The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
- Daniel 3:19Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.
Commentaries on Leviticus 26:18
- 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. 18sevenfold: This phrase means many times (see also Leviticus 26:21, 24, 28; Genesis 4:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more--that is, with far more severe and protracted calamities.Read the comment
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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
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