Leviticus 26:20

20 and your strength will be used up for nothing.^[a] Your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.

Leviticus 26:20 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:20

And your strength shall be spent in vain
In endeavouring to till the ground, to plough, or sow, or to dig about the vines or olives, and prune them; for your land shall not yield its increase;
produce corn, and bring forth grass, the one for the use of men, the other for the use of the cattle, and therefore both must starve: neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits;
such as vines, olives, figs, pomegranates which were very plentiful in the land of Judea, and on which they much lived, and on which their more comfortable subsistence at least depended, see ( Habakkuk 3:17 ) ; all this is the reverse of ( Leviticus 26:4 Leviticus 26:5 Leviticus 26:10 ) .

Leviticus 26:20 In-Context

18 "But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.

19 I will break down your strong pride. I will make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,

20 and your strength will be used up for nothing. Your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.

21 "If you act with hostility toward Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.

22 I will send wild animals against you that will deprive you of your children, ravage your livestock, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted.

Footnotes

• [a]. Dt 28:23; Am 4:7-8