Leviticus 26:33

33 But I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw a sword [to chase] after you. So your land will become desolate, and your cities will become ruins.

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 reduce your cities to ruins and devastate your sanctuaries. I will not smell the pleasing aroma of your [sacrifices].

32 I also will devastate the land, so that your enemies who come to live there will be appalled by it.

33 But I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw a sword [to chase] after you. So your land will become desolate, and your cities will become ruins.

34 "Then the land will make up for its Sabbath [years] during the time it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and make up for its Sabbaths.

35 As long as it lies desolate, it will have the rest it did not have during your Sabbaths when you lived there.