Leviticus 26:32

32 I myself will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who live there will be appalled.

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Leviticus 26:32 in Other Translations

KJV

32 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.

ESV

32 And I myself will devastate the land, so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled at it.

NLT

32 Yes, I myself will devastate your land, and your enemies who come to occupy it will be appalled at what they see.

MSG

32 I'll turn your land into a lifeless moonscape - your enemies who come in to take over will be shocked at what they see.

CSB

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

Leviticus 26:32 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:32

And I will bring the land into desolation
The whole country of Judea, cities, towns, villages, fields, vineyards through the ravage and plunder of the enemy; and they being driven out of it, and carried captive from it, and so the land left untilled, and become barren and unfruitful: and your enemies which dwell therein;
having destroyed them, or cast them out, and sent them into other countries, and took possession of theirs in their room; shall be astonished at it;
at the desolation of the land, that such a fruitful country, a land flowing with milk and honey, should be turned into barrenness, for the wickedness of its inhabitants, and shall be amazed at the judgments of God upon them and that.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Leviticus 26:32 In-Context

30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars and pile your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and I will abhor you.

31 I will turn your cities into ruins and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will take no delight in the pleasing aroma of your offerings.

32 I myself will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who live there will be appalled.

33 I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out my sword and pursue you. Your land will be laid waste, and your cities will lie in ruins.

34 Then the land will enjoy its sabbath years all the time that it lies desolate and you are in the country of your enemies; then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.

Cross References 2

1. Isaiah 5:6; Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 12:11; Jeremiah 25:11; Jeremiah 26:9; Jeremiah 33:10; Jeremiah 34:22; Jeremiah 44:22
2. 1 Kings 9:8; 2 Chronicles 29:8; Isaiah 52:14; Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 19:8; Jeremiah 48:39; Ezekiel 5:14; Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 27:35; Ezekiel 28:19