Leviticus 26:20

And your ko'ach shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the etz HaAretz yield their pri.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

In Context

19And I will break the ga'on (pride) of your stubbornness; and I will make your skies as barzel, and your soil as bronze;

21And if ye remain walking contrary unto Me, and will not pay heed unto Me, I will bring seven times more makkah (plagues) upon you according to your chattot (sins).

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Cross References

Genesis 4:12When thou tillest haadamah, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her ko'ach (strength); na (restless fugitive) vanad (and a wanderer, nomad) shalt thou be in ha'aretz.

Deuteronomy 11:17And then Hashemʼs wrath be kindled against you, and He shut up the Shomayim, that there be no matar, and that ha'adamah yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish meherah (quickly) from off ha'aretz hatovah which Hashem giveth you.

Deuteronomy 28:38Thou shalt carry much zera out into the sadeh, and shalt gather but little in; for the arbeh shall devour it.

1 Kings 18:2And Eliyahu went to show himself unto Ach'av. And there was a ra'av chazak (strong famine) in Shomron.

Psalms 107:34An eretz p'ri (fruitful land) into salt wasteland, 1 because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 1

Isaiah 17:11In the day thou shalt set out thy plants to make them grow, 1 and in the boker shalt thou bring thy zera to blossom; 1 but the katzir (harvest) shall be a heap 1 in the day of sickness and of incurable pain. 1

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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