Leviticus 26:45
in Leviticus 26But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
but I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am Jehovah.
KJV
But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.
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This verse in Leviticus 26
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA 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).
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
God is said to remember the covenant when he performs the promises of it, purely for his faithfulness' sake; not because there is any thing in us to recommend us to his favour, but because he will be as good as his word. This is the church's plea. 20 , Have respect unto the covenant.
But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors,....
Note, When those that have walked contrary to God in a way of sin return to him by sincere repentance, though he has walked contrary to them in a way of judgment he will return to them in a way of special mercy, pursuant to the covenant of redemption and grace. None are so ready to repent as God is to forgive upon repentance, through Christ, who is given for a covenant.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְזָכַרְתִּ֥י | vezakharti | and I will remember | H2142 → | 230 times |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| בְּרִ֣ית | berit | [the] covenant of | H1285 → | 284 times |
| רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים | rishonim | [the] forefathers | H7223 → | 182 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוֹצֵֽאתִי־ | hotzeti- | I brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֹתָם֩ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֵאֶ֨רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַ֜יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לְעֵינֵ֣י | leeinei | to [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֗ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| לִהְיֹ֥ת | lihyot | to become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָהֶ֛ם | lahem | for <the> them | ||
| לֵאלֹהִ֖ים | lelohim | <into> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְזָכַרְתִּ֥יand I will remember
vezakhartiH2142 →230 times
לָהֶ֖םto <the> them
lahem
בְּרִ֣ית[the] covenant of
beritH1285 →284 times
רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים[the] forefathers
rishonimH7223 →182 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הוֹצֵֽאתִי־I brought out
hotzeti-H3318 →1067 times
אֹתָם֩<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
מֵאֶ֨רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרַ֜יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
לְעֵינֵ֣יto [the] eyes of
leeineiH5869 →887 times
הַגּוֹיִ֗םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
לִהְיֹ֥תto become
lihyotH1961 →3559 times
לָהֶ֛םfor <the> them
lahem
לֵאלֹהִ֖ים<into> God
lelohimH430 →2601 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָֽה׃[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Leviticus 25:38I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
it leads to
- Leviticus 11:45
For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 20:2
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 15:41
I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 11:45
Through
Ezekiel 20:22But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 20:14
But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 20:9
But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to…
- Ezekiel 20:14
Through
Ezekiel 20:9But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 39:7
So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One…
- Ezekiel 20:22
But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
- Exodus 32:12
Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent…
- Ezekiel 39:7
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on 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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.