Leviticus 26:17

26:16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. over: Heb. upon

And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

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I will set my face against you, and you will be struck before your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you; and you will flee when no one pursues you.

And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

And I will set my face against you, and you shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and you shall flee when none pursues you.

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.

What does Leviticus 26:17 mean?

Leviticus 26:17 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), פָּנִים (pânîym), נָגַף (nâgaph).

Hebrew interlinear

And

will

setנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

faceפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

against

you,

and

shall

slainנָגַףnâgaph/naw-gaf'/H5062to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)

beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

your

enemies:אֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

they

that

hateשָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)

you

shall

reignרָדָהrâdâh/raw-daw'/H7287to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off

over

you;

and

shall

fleeנוּסnûwç/noos/H5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)

when

none

pursuethרָדַףrâdaph/raw-daf'/H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

you.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:17.

Deuteronomy 28:25

The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. removed: Heb. for a removing

Deuteronomy 28:7

The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

Deuteronomy 30:7

And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

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. shaken: Heb. driven

Deuteronomy 1:42

And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

Deuteronomy 19:11

But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: mortally: Heb. in life

Deuteronomy 19:4

And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past; in: Heb. from yesterday the third day

Deuteronomy 19:6

Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. slay: Heb. smite him in life in: Heb. from yesterday the third day

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:17 say?

Leviticus 26:17 (King James Version) reads: "And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you."

Is Leviticus 26:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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