Leviticus 26:23
And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
Leviticus 26:23 in other translations
| BSB | And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me, |
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| WEB | “‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me, |
| ASV | And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me; |
| YLT | ‘And if by these ye are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me in opposition, |
| DARBY | And if ye will not be disciplined by me through these, but walk contrary unto me, |
| BBE | And if by these things you will not be turned to me, but still go against me; |
| Webster | And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me; |
What does Leviticus 26:23 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 26:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 26:23
- Jeremiah 5:3
O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
- Jeremiah 2:30
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
- Amos 4:6-12
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. …
- Ezekiel 24:13-14
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.
- 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.
- Isaiah 1:16-20
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: …
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Context
- 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 26:23
And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
- Leviticus 26:24
Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
Leviticus 26:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si con estas cosas no fuereis corregidos, sino que anduviereis conmigo en oposición, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si par ces choses-là vous ne recevez pas mon instruction, et que vous marchiez en opposition avec moi, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn ihr euch durch dieses nicht von mir zurechtweisen lasset und mir entgegen wandelt, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod si nec sic volueritis recipere disciplinam, sed ambulaveritis ex adverso mihi: |