Leviticus 26:21

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.

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. contrary: or, at all adventures with me

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“‘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.

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.

And if you walk contrary to me, and will not listen to me; I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.

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.

What does Leviticus 26:21 mean?

Leviticus 26:21 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָלַךְ (yâlak), קְרִי (qᵉrîy), אָבָה (ʼâbâh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

walkיָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

contraryקְרִיqᵉrîy/ker-ee'/H7147hostile encounter

unto

me,

and

willאָבָהʼâbâh/aw-baw'/H14to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent

not

hearkenשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

unto

me;

will

bringיָסַףyâçaph/yaw-saf'/H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

seven

timesשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

moreיָסַףyâçaph/yaw-saf'/H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

plaguesמַכָּהmakkâh/mak-kaw'/H4347a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence

upon

you

according

your

sins.חַטָּאָהchaṭṭâʼâh/khat-taw-aw'/H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

contrary:

or,

all

adventures

with

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:21.

Genesis 24:5

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

Genesis 24:8

And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

Genesis 8:10

And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

Genesis 8:12

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:21 say?

Leviticus 26:21 (King James Version) reads: "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. contrary: or, at all adventures with me"

Is Leviticus 26:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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