Leviticus 26:14
in Leviticus 26If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
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ASV
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
KJV
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
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This verse in Leviticus 26
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
But if ye will not hearken unto me
on Leviticus 26:14-17
The curses run more than twice the length of the blessings, twenty-six verses against eleven. Verse 15 traces the failure inward before anything happens outside, from despising statutes, to a soul that abhors judgments, to a broken covenant. The first round strikes the body, the harvest and the nerve together, and it ends at verse 17 with men fleeing when no one pursues, which verse 36 takes up again.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): " If you will not hearken to me speaking to you by the law, nor do all these commandments, that is, desire and endeavour to do them, and, wherein you miss it, make use of the prescribed remedies." Thus their sin is supposed to begin in mere carelessness, and neglect, and omission. These are bad enough, but they make way for worse; for the people are brought in (
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The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאִם־ | veim- | and if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִשְׁמְע֖וּ | tishmeu | you will listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| לִ֑י | li | to <the> me | ||
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תַעֲשׂ֔וּ | taasu | you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֵ֥ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַמִּצְוֹ֖ת | hamitzvot | the commandments | H4687 → | 181 times |
| הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
וְאִם־and if
veim-H518 →1069 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תִשְׁמְע֖וּyou will listen
tishmeuH8085 →1159 times
לִ֑יto <the> me
li
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תַעֲשׂ֔וּyou will do
taasuH6213 →2628 times
אֵ֥ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַמִּצְוֹ֖תthe commandments
hamitzvotH4687 →181 times
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse…
it leads to
- Revelation 14:7
And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea…
- Luke 17:18
Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
- Psalms 69:22
May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
- Psalms 81:11–12
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
- Revelation 14:7
Through
Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 25:9
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
- Jeremiah 7:20
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce…
- Jeremiah 21:14
I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”
- 2 Kings 25:9
Through
Lamentations 2:17The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 5:11
Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon…
- Ezekiel 5:11
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.