Leviticus 26 · Verse 24

Leviticus 26:24

Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
Leviticus 26:24, King James Version

Leviticus 26:24 in other translations

BSBthen I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
WEBthen I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins.
ASVthen will I also walk contrary unto you; and I will smite you, even I, seven times for your sins.
YLTthen I have walked--I also--with you in opposition, and have smitten you, even I, seven times for your sins;
DARBYthen will I also walk contrary unto you, and will smite you, even I, sevenfold for your sins.
BBEThen I will go against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for all your sins.
WebsterThen will I also walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

What does Leviticus 26:24 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…

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Leviticus 26:24 in the original Hebrew

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וְהָלַכְתִּ֧יve.ha.lakh.Tiand I will walkH1980
אַף\־'af-alsoH637
אֲנִ֛י'a.NiIH589
עִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973
בְּקֶ֑רִיbe.Ke.riin contrarinessH7147
וְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.Tiand I will strike downH5221
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
אָ֔נִי'A.niIH589
שֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'sevenfoldH7651
עַל\־'al-onH5921
חַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם\׃cha.to.tei.Khemsins yourH2403

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

Cross references for Leviticus 26:24

  • Psalms 18:26

    With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

  • 2 Samuel 22:27

    With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

  • Job 9:4

    He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

  • Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

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2Sa 22:27; Job 9:4; Ps 18:26; Isa 63:10

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Context

  • 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 26:25

    And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

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Leviticus 26:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo también procederé con vosotros en oposición, y os heriré aun siete veces por vuestros pecados:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
je marcherai, moi aussi, en opposition avec vous, et je vous frapperai, moi aussi, sept fois plus, à cause de vos péchés;
German
Elberfelder 1871
so werde auch ich euch entgegen wandeln, und auch ich werde euch siebenfach schlagen wegen eurer Sünden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ego quoque contra vos adversus incedam, et percutiam vos septies propter peccata vestra,