Leviticus 26:18

18 “ ‘If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over.

Leviticus 26:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
ESV
18 And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins,
NLT
18 “And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins.
MSG
18 "And if none of this works in getting your attention, I'll discipline you seven times over for your sins.
CSB
18 "But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:18 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:18

And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me
If such corrections by diseases of body, and by giving them up into the hands of their enemies, should be ineffectual to reform them, and bring them to obedience to the statutes and commandments of God, but should continue in their disobedience to him, and rebellion against him: then I will punish you seven times more for your sins;
that is, abundantly more, with sorer punishments, and these more frequently repeated.

Leviticus 26:18 In-Context

16 then I will do this to you: I will bring on you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and sap your strength. You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
17 I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even when no one is pursuing you.
18 “ ‘If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over.
19 I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.
20 Your strength will be spent in vain, because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of your land yield their fruit.

Cross References 3

  • 1. ver 14
  • 2. Psalms 99:8; Jeremiah 21:14; Amos 3:14
  • 3. ver 21
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