Leviticus 26:36
in Leviticus 26As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
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ASV
And as for them that are left of you, I will send a faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one fleeth from the sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
KJV
And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
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This verse in Leviticus 26
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
As for those of you who survive
on Leviticus 26:36-39
The last of it is done to the mind. A shaken leaf chases them, and they fall over each other with no sword behind them. The fear promised at verse 17 has become the whole of their condition.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And upon them that are left alive of you,....
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים | vehanisharim | and those [who] remain | H7604 → | 133 times |
| בָּכֶ֔ם | bakhem | among <the> you | ||
| וְהֵבֵ֤אתִי | veheveti | and I will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מֹ֙רֶךְ֙ | morekh | despair | H4816 → | |
| בִּלְבָבָ֔ם | bilvavam | in heart their | H3824 → | 252 times |
| בְּאַרְצֹ֖ת | beartzot | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם | ʾoyeveihem | enemies their | H341 → | 282 times |
| וְרָדַ֣ף | veradaf | and it will pursue | H7291 → | 143 times |
| אֹתָ֗ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ק֚וֹל | kol | [the] sound of | H6963 → | |
| עָלֶ֣ה | ʾaleh | a leaf | H5929 → | |
| נִדָּ֔ף | nidaf | driven about | H5086 → | |
| וְנָס֧וּ | venasu | and they will flee | H5127 → | |
| מְנֻֽסַת־ | menusat- | a flight of | H4499 → | |
| חֶ֛רֶב | cherev | a sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| וְנָפְל֖וּ | venaflu | and they will fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| וְאֵ֥ין | veein | and there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| רֹדֵֽף׃ | rodef | [is one who] pursues | H7291 → | 143 times |
וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםand those [who] remain
vehanisharimH7604 →133 times
בָּכֶ֔םamong <the> you
bakhem
וְהֵבֵ֤אתִיand I will bring
vehevetiH935 →2568 times
מֹ֙רֶךְ֙despair
morekhH4816 →
בִּלְבָבָ֔םin heart their
bilvavamH3824 →252 times
בְּאַרְצֹ֖תin [the] land of
beartzotH776 →2504 times
אֹיְבֵיהֶ֑םenemies their
ʾoyeveihemH341 →282 times
וְרָדַ֣ףand it will pursue
veradafH7291 →143 times
אֹתָ֗ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
ק֚וֹל[the] sound of
kolH6963 →
עָלֶ֣הa leaf
ʾalehH5929 →
נִדָּ֔ףdriven about
nidafH5086 →
וְנָס֧וּand they will flee
venasuH5127 →
מְנֻֽסַת־a flight of
menusat-H4499 →
חֶ֛רֶבa sword
cherevH2719 →413 times
וְנָפְל֖וּand they will fall
venafluH5307 →435 times
וְאֵ֥יןand there not
veeinH369 →789 times
רֹדֵֽף׃[is one who] pursues
rodefH7291 →143 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
Isaiah 30:17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:25
The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 23:10
One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.
- Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
- Deuteronomy 28:25
Through
Leviticus 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
it leads to
- Leviticus 17:10
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
- Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Psalms 53:5
There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Leviticus 26:36–37
As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to…
- Leviticus 17:10
Through
Joshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until…
it leads to
- Joshua 2:9–11
and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting…
- Joshua 2:9–11
Where this verse is studied
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.
