Leviticus 26:33

33 I will scatter you among the nations, and I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty, your cities a waste.

Leviticus 26:33 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:33

And I will scatter you among the Heathen
As with a fan, ( Jeremiah 15:7 ) ; so they were at the time of the Assyrian and Babylonish captivities, some were carried to one place, and some to another, some fled to one place, and some to another, and they are at this day scattered among the several nations of the world; and will draw out a sword after you;
draw it out of its scabbard, and with it pursue after them, when fleeing or going whither they should not; as the remainder of the Jews in Judea sought to go to Egypt, contrary to the will of God, ( Jeremiah 42:16 ) ; see ( Leviticus 26:25 ) ; and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste;
for want of men to till the one, and inhabit the other.

Leviticus 26:33 In-Context

31 I will destroy your cities and make your holy places empty, and I will not smell the pleasing smell of your offerings.

32 I will make the land empty so that your enemies who come to live in it will be shocked at it.

33 I will scatter you among the nations, and I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty, your cities a waste.

34 When you are taken to your enemy's country, your land will finally get its rest. It will enjoy its time of rest all the time it lies empty.

35 During the time the land is empty, it will have the rest you should have given it while you lived in it.