Leviticus 26:30

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

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

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I will destroy your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul will abhor you.

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses on the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

26:31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.

What does Leviticus 26:30 mean?

Leviticus 26:30 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַד (shâmad), בָּמָה (bâmâh), כָּרַת (kârath).

Hebrew interlinear

And

will

destroyשָׁמַדshâmad/shaw-mad'/H8045to desolate

your

high

places,בָּמָהbâmâh/bam-maw'/H1116an elevation

and

cut

downכָּרַתkârath/kaw-rath'/H3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)

your

images,חַמָּןchammân/kham-mawn'/H2553a sun-pillar

and

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

your

carcasesפֶּגֶרpeger/peh'gher/H6297a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image

upon

the

carcasesפֶּגֶרpeger/peh'gher/H6297a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image

your

idols,גִּלּוּלgillûwl/ghil-lool'/H1544properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol

and

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

shall

abhorגָּעַלgâʻal/gaw-al'/H1602to detest; by implication, to reject

you.

Topics

Backsliders Disobedience to God Judgments Punishment of the Wicked, the Rebellion Against God Reward

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 26:30.

Ezekiel 6:4

And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. images: or, sun images

Ezekiel 6:5

And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. lay: Heb. give

Ezekiel 6:6

In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.

Genesis 14:21

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

Genesis 15:18

In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Genesis 17:14

And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

Genesis 21:27

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

Genesis 9:12

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 26:30 say?

Leviticus 26:30 (King James Version) reads: "And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you."

Is Leviticus 26:30 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 26:30 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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