Leviticus 26:23

23 " 'And if you do not accept correction from me through these [things], but you go against me [in] hostility,

Leviticus 26:23 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:23

And if ye will not be reformed by these things
Corrected and amended by these punishments, be prevailed upon to return from their evil ways to the Lord, and walk in his commandments, and keep his judgments, and do them: but will walk contrary unto me; (See Gill on Leviticus 26:21).

Leviticus 26:23 In-Context

21 " 'And if you go against me [in] hostility and you are not willing to listen to me, then I will add a plague onto you seven times according to your sins.

22 And I will send {wild animals} out among you, and they shall make you childless, and they shall cut down your domestic animals, and they shall make you fewer; and your roads shall be desolate.

23 " 'And if you do not accept correction from me through these [things], but you go against me [in] hostility,

24 then I myself will also go against you in hostility, and I myself also will strike you seven times for your sins.

25 And I will bring upon you a sword that seeks vengeance [for the] covenant, and you shall be gathered to your cities; and I will send a plague in your midst, and you shall be given into [the] hand of an enemy.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "for" or "to"
• [b]. Or "and"