Leviticus 26:44
in Leviticus 26Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them; for I am Jehovah their God;
KJV
And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God.
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This verse in Leviticus 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseNeither will I abhor them to destroy them utterly - Though God has literally fulfilled all his threatenings upon this people in dispossessing them of their land, destroying their polity, overturning their city, demolishing their temple, and scattering themselves over the face of the whole earth; yet he has, in his providence, strangely preserved them as a distinct people, and in very considerable numbers also. He still remembers the covenant of their ancestors, and in his providence and grace he has some very important design in their favor.
This site's exposition
The land also shall be left of them
on Leviticus 26:43-45
Verse 43 restates the desolation straight after the promise of verse 42, so the record of what caused the exile stands unsoftened beside the mercy. Verse 44 then sets the limit on the whole passage, that in the land of their enemies God will not cast them away nor break his covenant with them. Paul asks whether God has cast away his people at Romans 11:1-2 and answers on the same ground, that God foreknew them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Till he had laid the foundations of a church for himself in the Gentile world, the Jewish church was not quite forsaken, nor cast away. They should be remembered: I will remember the land with favour, which is grounded upon the promise before, I will remember my covenant (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
For I am the Lord their God - Therefore neither the desperateness of their condition, nor the greatness of their sins, shall make me wholly make void my covenant with them and their ancestors, but I will in due time remember them for good, and for my covenant's sake return to them in mercy.
And yet for all that,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
If they shall confess their iniquity, &c.--This passage holds out the gracious promise of divine forgiveness and favor on their repentance, and their happy restoration to their land, in memory of the covenant made with their fathers (Ro 2:1-29).
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַף־ | veaf- | and also | H637 → | 134 times |
| גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| זֹ֠את | zot | this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֞ם | bihyotam | when are they | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗ם | ʾoyeveihem | enemies their | H341 → | 282 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| מְאַסְתִּ֤ים | meastim | I will reject them | H3988 → | 76 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| גְעַלְתִּים֙ | gealtim | I will abhor them | H1602 → | 10 times |
| לְכַלֹּתָ֔ם | lekhalotam | to make an end of them | H3615 → | 208 times |
| לְהָפֵ֥ר | lehafer | to break | H6565 → | |
| בְּרִיתִ֖י | beriti | covenant my | H1285 → | 284 times |
| אִתָּ֑ם | ʾitam | with them | H854 → | 929 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ | ʾeloheihem | God their | H430 → | 2601 times |
וְאַף־and also
veaf-H637 →134 times
גַּם־also
gam-H1571 →769 times
זֹ֠אתthis
zotH2063 →603 times
בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֞םwhen are they
bihyotamH1961 →3559 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗םenemies their
ʾoyeveihemH341 →282 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
מְאַסְתִּ֤יםI will reject them
meastimH3988 →76 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
גְעַלְתִּים֙I will abhor them
gealtimH1602 →10 times
לְכַלֹּתָ֔םto make an end of them
lekhalotamH3615 →208 times
לְהָפֵ֥רto break
lehaferH6565 →
בְּרִיתִ֖יcovenant my
beritiH1285 →284 times
אִתָּ֑םwith them
ʾitamH854 →929 times
כִּ֛יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָ֖ה[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃God their
ʾeloheihemH430 →2601 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
Psalms 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 12:22
Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- Psalms 37:28
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
- Romans 11:1–2
I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- Romans 8:30
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- 1 Samuel 12:22
Through
Romans 11:2God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
it leads to
- Psalms 94:14
For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
- Romans 8:29–30
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Psalms 94:14
Through
2 Kings 13:23But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been…
it leads to
- Psalms 105:8
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- Psalms 105:8
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.