Leviticus 26:23

23 "And ¹if by this discipline you are not turned to me ²but walk contrary to 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 "Then if you walk contrary to me and will not listen to me, I will continue striking you, sevenfold for your sins.

22 And I will let loose the wild beasts against you, which shall bereave you of your children and destroy your livestock and make you few in number, so that your roads shall be deserted.

23 "And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me,

24 then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins.

25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute vengeance for the covenant. And if you gather within your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 5:3; See Amos 4:6-12
• 2. [See ver. 21 above]