Leviticus 26:14

14 The Lord said, "If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished. ¹

Leviticus 26:14 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:14

But if ye will not hearken unto me
To his commandments, as the rule of their duty, and to his promises, as an encouragement to it, or to his prophets and ministers, explaining and enforcing his law, and exhorting to a cheerful obedience to it; so the Targum of Jonathan,

``if ye will not hearken to the doctrine of them that teach my laws;''

which was the sin of the Jews in later times, for which captivity and other calamities befell them, ( Jeremiah 7:25 ) ( Jeremiah 25:3 Jeremiah 25:4 ) ( 44:5 ) ; and will not do all these commandments;
which he had delivered to them by Moses, whether moral, ceremonial, or judicial, recorded in this book and in the preceding; even all of them were to be respected, attended to, and performed, for the law curses everyone that does not do all things it requires, ( Galatians 3:10 ) .

Leviticus 26:14 In-Context

12 I will be with you; I will be your God, and you will be my people.

13 I, the Lord your God, brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves. I broke the power that held you down and I let you walk with your head held high."

14 The Lord said, "If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished.

15 If you refuse to obey my laws and commands and break the covenant I have made with you,

16 I will punish you. I will bring disaster on you - incurable diseases and fevers that will make you blind and cause your life to waste away. You will plant your crops, but it will do you no good, because your enemies will conquer you and eat what you have grown.

Cross References

• 1. 26.14-33Deuteronomy 28.15-68.