Leviticus 26:23

"'If by these things you won't be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;

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In The King James Version

And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

In Context

22I will send the wild animals among you, which will rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; and your roads will become desolate.

24then I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:21"'If you walk contrary to me, and won't listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.

Jeremiah 2:30"I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Ezekiel 24:13In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed you and you weren't cleansed, you shall not be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.

Amos 4:6"I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities,and lack of bread in every town;yet you haven't returned to me," says the Lord.

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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