Leviticus 26:27

27 "And if this - even this! - doesn't work and you still won't listen, still defy me,

Leviticus 26:27 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:27

And if ye for all this will not hearken unto me
To his commands, and to his prophets sent unto them time after time, and all his corrections and chastisements being ineffectual to reform them, and make them obedient to him: but walk contrary unto me; (See Gill on Leviticus 26:21).

Leviticus 26:27 In-Context

25 I'll let war loose on you, avenging your breaking of the covenant; when you huddle in your cities for protection, I'll send a deadly epidemic on you and you'll be helpless before your enemies;
26 when I cut off your bread supply, ten women will bake bread in one oven and ration it out. You'll eat, but barely - no one will get enough.
27 "And if this - even this! - doesn't work and you still won't listen, still defy me,
28 I'll have had enough and in hot anger will defy you, punishing you for your sins seven times over:
29 famine will be so severe that you'll end up cooking and eating your sons in stews and your daughters in barbecues;
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