Leviticus 26:21
And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
Leviticus 26:21 in other translations
| BSB | If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins. |
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| WEB | “‘If you walk contrary to me, and won’t listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins. |
| ASV | And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. |
| YLT | ‘And if ye walk with Me in opposition, and are not willing to hearken to Me, then I have added to you a plague seven times, according to your sins, |
| DARBY | And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring sevenfold more plagues upon you according to your sins. |
| BBE | And if you still go against me and will not give ear to me, I will put seven times more punishments on you because of your sins. |
| Webster | And if ye shall walk contrary to me, and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. |
What does Leviticus 26:21 mean?
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…
Leviticus 26:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 26:21
- 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.
- Leviticus 26:27
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;
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Context
- Leviticus 26:20
And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
- Leviticus 26:21
And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
- Leviticus 26:22
I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.
Leviticus 26:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si anduviereis conmigo en oposición, y no me quisiereis oir, yo añadiré sobre vosotros siete veces más plagas según vuestros pecados. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si vous marchez en opposition avec moi et que vous ne vouliez pas m’écouter, je vous frapperai encore sept fois plus, selon vos péchés; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn ihr mir entgegen wandelt und mir nicht gehorchen wollt, so werde ich euch noch siebenmal mehr schlagen, nach euren Sünden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si ambulaveritis ex adverso mihi, nec volueritis audire me, addam plagas vestras in septuplum propter peccata vestra: |