Leviticus 26:23

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.

And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

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“‘If by these things you won’t be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;

And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me;

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

What does Leviticus 26:23 mean?

Leviticus 26:23 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָסַר (yâçar), הָלַךְ (hâlak), קְרִי (qᵉrîy).

Hebrew interlinear

And

will

not

reformedיָסַרyâçar/yaw-sar'/H3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct

these

things,

but

will

walkהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

contraryקְרִיqᵉrîy/ker-ee'/H7147hostile encounter

unto

me;

Topics

Backsliders Contingencies Disobedience to God Famine Impenitence Judgments Rebellion Against God Reward

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:23.

Leviticus 26:28

Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:23 say?

Leviticus 26:23 (King James Version) reads: "And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;"

Is Leviticus 26:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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