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 King James Version (NKJV)I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

Context of Leviticus 26:19

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! 18“And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins. I 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. 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.

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 4:3After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.”
• Isaiah 2:12For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.
• Isaiah 25:11God will push down Moab’s people as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands. He will end their pride and all their evil works.
• Isaiah 26:5He humbles the proud and brings down the arrogant city. He brings it down to the dust.
• Jeremiah 13:9“This is what the Lord says: This shows how I will rot away the pride of Judah and Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 7:24I will bring the most ruthless of nations to occupy their homes. I will break down their proud fortresses and defile their sanctuaries.
• Ezekiel 30:6“For this is what the Lord says: All of Egypt’s allies will fall, and the pride of her power will end. From Migdol to Aswan they will be slaughtered by the sword, says the Sovereign Lord.
• Daniel 4:37“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
• Zephaniah 3:11On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed, for you will no longer be rebels against me. I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you. There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.
• Deuteronomy 28:23The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron.
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”
• Jeremiah 14:1This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord, explaining why he was holding back the rain:
• Luke 4:25“Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated 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