Leviticus 26 · Verse 37

Leviticus 26:37

And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
Leviticus 26:37, King James Version

Leviticus 26:37 in other translations

BSBThey will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies.
WEBThey will stumble over one another, as it were before the sword, when no one pursues. You will have no power to stand before your enemies.
ASVAnd they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
YLTAnd they have stumbled one on another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and ye have no standing before your enemies,
DARBYand they shall stumble one over another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth; and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
BBEFalling on one another, as before the sword, when no one comes after them; you will give way before your haters.
WebsterAnd they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

What does Leviticus 26:37 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 26:37 in the original Hebrew

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וְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.Luand they will stumbleH3782
אִישׁ\־'ish-eachH376
בְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.Chivover brother hisH251
כְּמִפְּנֵי\־ke.mi.pe.nei-as from beforeH6440
חֶ֖רֶבChe.reva swordH2719
וְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.Defand [is one who] pursuesH7291
אָ֑יִן'A.yinthere notH369
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.Yehit will belongH1961
לָכֶם֙la.Khemto <the> you
תְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.Mahpower to standH8617
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם\׃'O.ye.vei.Khemenemies yourH341

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Cross references for Leviticus 26:37

  • Judges 2:14

    And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

  • Joshua 7:12-13

    Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

  • 1 Samuel 14:15-16

    And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

  • Isaiah 10:4

    Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Judges 7:22

    And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.

  • Numbers 14:42

    Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.

  • Jeremiah 37:10

    For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

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they shall.
Jud 7:22; 1Sa 14:15,16; Isa 10:4; Jer 37:10
and ye shall.
Nu 14:42; Jos 7:12,13; Jud 2:14

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Context

  • Leviticus 26:36

    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.

  • Leviticus 26:37

    And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

  • Leviticus 26:38

    And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.

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Leviticus 26:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tropezarán los unos en los otros, como si huyeran delante de cuchillo, aunque nadie los persiga; y no podréis resistir delante de vuestros enemigos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ils trébucheront l’un par-dessus l’autre comme devant l’épée, sans que personne les poursuive; et vous ne pourrez pas tenir devant vos ennemis;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie werden einer über den anderen hinstürzen, wie vor dem Schwerte, obwohl niemand sie jagt; und ihr werdet nicht standhalten können vor euren Feinden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et corruent singuli super fratres suos, quasi bella fugientes, nemo vestrum inimicis audebit resistere.