Leviticus 26 · Verse 14

Leviticus 26:14

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
Leviticus 26:14, King James Version

Leviticus 26:14 in other translations

BSBIf, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
WEB“‘But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments,
ASVBut if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
YLT‘And if ye do not hearken to Me, and do not all these commands;
DARBYBut if ye hearken not unto me, and do not all these commandments,
BBEBut if you do not give ear to me, and do not keep all these my laws;
WebsterBut if ye will not hearken to me, and will not do all these commandments;

What does Leviticus 26:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 26:14-15

Le 26:14-39. A Curse to the Disobedient.

14-15. But if ye will not hearken unto me, &c.--In proportion to the great and manifold privileges bestowed upon the Israelites would be the extent of their national criminality and the severity of their national punishments if they disobeyed.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 26:14-39
After God has set the blessing before them which would make them a happy people if they would be obedient, he here sets the curse before them, the evils which would make them miserable, if they were disobedient. Two things would bring ruin. 1. A contempt of God's commandments. They that reject the precept, will come at last to renounce the covenant. 2. A contempt of his corrections. If they will not learn obedience by the things they suffer, God himself would be against them; and this is the root and cause of all their misery. And also, The whole creation would be at war with them. All God's sore judgments would be sent against them. The threatenings here are very particular, they were prophecies, and He that foresaw all their rebellions, knew they would prove so. TEMPORAL judgments are threatened. Those who will not be parted from their sins by the commands of God, shall be parted from them by judgments. Those wedded to their lusts, will have enough of them. SPIRITUAL judgments are threatened, which should seize the mind. They should find no acceptance with God. A guilty conscience would be their continual terror. It is righteous with God to leave those to despair of pardon, who presume to sin; and it is owing to free grace, if we are not left to pine away in the iniquity we were born in, and have lived in.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Leviticus 26:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'Uyou will listenH8085
לִ֑יLito <the> me
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
תַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.Suyou will doH6213
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.Votthe commandmentsH4687
הָאֵֽלֶּה\׃ha.'E.leh<the> theseH428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 26:14

  • Deuteronomy 28:15-68

    But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. …

  • Lamentations 2:17

    The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

  • Leviticus 26:18

    And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

  • Jeremiah 17:27

    But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

  • Malachi 2:2

    If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

  • Lamentations 1:18

    The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

  • Acts 3:23

    And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
18; De 28:15-68; Jer 17:27; La 1:18; 2:17; Mal 2:2; Ac 3:23
Heb 12:25

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Context

  • Leviticus 26:13

    I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

  • Leviticus 26:14

    But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

  • Leviticus 26:15

    And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:

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Leviticus 26:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero si no me oyereis, ni hiciereis todos estos mis mandamientos,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais si vous ne m’écoutez pas, et si vous ne pratiquez pas tous ces commandements,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn ihr mir aber nicht gehorchet und nicht alle diese Gebote tut,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod si non audieritis me, nec feceritis omnia mandata mea,