Leviticus 26:23

23 '¹And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,

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 'If then, you act with hostility against Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins.

22 'I will let loose among you the beasts of the field, which will bereave you of your children and destroy your cattle and reduce your number so that your roads lie deserted.

23 'And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,

24 then I will act with hostility against you; and I, even I, will strike you seven times for your sins.

25 'I will also bring upon you a sword which will execute vengeance for the covenant; and when you gather together into your cities, I will send pestilence among you, so that you shall be delivered into enemy hands.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 26:21; Jeremiah 5:3