Leviticus 26:18-21

Context

26:18 “‘If, in spite of all these things,¹ you do not obey me, I will discipline you seven times more on account of your sins.² 26:19 I will break your strong pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze. 26:20 Your strength will be used up in vain, your land will not give its yield, and the trees of the land³ will not produce their fruit.

26:21 “‘If you walk in hostility against me⁴ and are not willing to obey me, I will increase your affliction⁵ seven times according to your sins.

Leviticus 26:23-24

Context

26:23 “‘If in spite of these things⁶ you do not allow yourselves to be disciplined and you walk in hostility against me,⁷ 26:24 I myself will also walk in hostility against you and strike you⁸ seven times on account of your sins.

Leviticus 26:27-28

Context

26:27 “‘If in spite of this⁹ you do not obey me but walk in hostility against me,¹⁰ 26:28 I will walk in hostile rage against you¹¹ and I myself will also discipline you seven times on account of your sins.

[26:18] ¹tn Heb “And if until these.”

[26:18] ²tn Heb “I will add to discipline you seven [times] on your sins.”

[26:20] ³tn Heb “the tree of the land will not give its fruit.” The collective singular has been translated as a plural. Tg. Onq., some medieval Hebrew mss, Smr, LXX, and Tg. Ps.-J. have “the field” as in v. 4, rather than “the land.”

[26:21] ⁴tn Heb “hostile with me,” but see the added preposition בְּ (bet) on the phrase “in hostility” in v. 24 and 27.

[26:21] ⁵tn Heb “your blow, stroke”; cf. TEV “punishment”; NLT “I will inflict you with seven more disasters.”

[26:23] ⁶tn Heb “And if in these.”

[26:23] ⁷tn Heb “with me,” but see the added preposition בְּ (bet) on the phrase “in hostility” in vv. 24 and 27.

[26:24] ⁸tn Heb “and I myself will also strike you.”

[26:27] ⁹tn Heb “And if in this.”

[26:27] ¹⁰tn Heb “with me.”

[26:28] ¹¹tn Heb “in rage of hostility with you”; NASB “with wrathful hostility”; NRSV “I will continue hostile to you in fury”; CEV “I’ll get really furious.”