Leviticus 26:18

If after all this you still refuse to obey me, I will move to punishing you seven times over for your sins.

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In The King James Version

And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

In Context

17I will turn against you, and you'll be defeated by your enemies. People who hate you will rule over you, and you'll run away even when there's no one chasing you!

19I will break your self-reliant strength you're so proud of, and make your sky hard as iron and your land hard as bronze.

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Cross References

Exodus 9:14This time I will direct all my plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you will realize that there is no one like me in all the earth.

Leviticus 26:24then I will take action against you. I will punish you seven times over for your sins.

1 Samuel 2:5Those who used to have plenty of food now have to work to earn a crust, while those who used to be hungry now have become fat. The woman who was childless now has seven children, while the woman with many children fades away.

Proverbs 24:16Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought down by disaster.

Jeremiah 14:4The ground has dried up because there hasn't been any rain in the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 26:15-40

Threatenings. ( b. c. 1490.) 14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: 16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17 And I will set my face… Read the whole commentary →

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