Leviticus 26:28

26:27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

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

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then I will walk contrary to you in wrath. I will also chastise you seven times for your sins.

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

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

26:29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

What does Leviticus 26:28 mean?

Leviticus 26:28 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָלַךְ (hâlak), קְרִי (qᵉrîy), חֵמָה (chêmâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Then

will

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

contraryקְרִיqᵉrîy/ker-ee'/H7147hostile encounter

unto

you

also

fury;חֵמָהchêmâh/khay-maw'/H2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

and

evenאַףʼaph/af/H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though

will

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

you

seven

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

for

your

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

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:28.

Leviticus 26:23

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

Psalms 38:1

A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Psalms 6:1

To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Sheminith: or, upon the eight

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:28 say?

Leviticus 26:28 (King James Version) reads: "Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins."

Is Leviticus 26:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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