Levítico 26:36

36 "En cuanto a los que queden de vosotros, infundiré cobardía en sus corazones en la tierra de sus enemigos; y el sonido de una hoja que se mueva los ahuyentará, y aun cuando nadie los persiga, huirán como quien huye de la espada, y caerán.

Levítico 26:36 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:36

And upon them that are left [alive] of you
In the land of Judea, or rather scattered about among the nations, suggesting that these would be comparatively few: I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their
enemies;
or "a softness" F25; so that they should be effeminate, pusillanimous, and cowardly, have nothing of a manly spirit and courage in them; but be mean spirited and faint hearted, as the Jews are noted to be at this day, as Bishop Patrick observes; who also adds,

``it being scarce ever heard, that a Jew listed himself for a soldier, or engaged in the defence of his country where he lives:''
and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them;
either the sound of a leaf that falls from the tree, as the Targum of Jonathan, or which the wind beats one against another, as Jarchi, which makes some little noise; even this should terrify them, taking it to be the noise of some enemy near at hand, just ready to fall on them; such poor faint hearted creatures should they be; and they shall flee as fleeing from the sword;
as if there were an army of soldiers with their swords drawn pursuing them: and they shall fall when none pursueth;
fall upon the ground, and into a fit, and drop down as if dead, as if they had been really wounded with a sword and slain, see ( Proverbs 28:1 ) .
FOOTNOTES:

F25 (Krm) "mollitiem", Montanus, Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius.

Levítico 26:36 In-Context

34 "Entonces la tierra gozará de sus días de reposo durante todos los días de su desolación, mientras que habitéis en la tierra de vuestros enemigos; entonces descansará la tierra y gozará de sus días de reposo.
35 "Durante todos los días de su desolación la tierra guardará el descanso que no guardó en vuestros días de reposo mientras habitabais en ella.
36 "En cuanto a los que queden de vosotros, infundiré cobardía en sus corazones en la tierra de sus enemigos; y el sonido de una hoja que se mueva los ahuyentará, y aun cuando nadie los persiga, huirán como quien huye de la espada, y caerán.
37 "Tropezarán unos con otros como si huyeran de la espada aunque nadie los persiga; no tendréis fuerza para hacer frente a vuestros enemigos.
38 "Y pereceréis entre las naciones y os devorará la tierra de vuestros enemigos.
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