^26:18“ ‘If, in spite of all these things,²⁹ you do not obey me, I will discipline you seven times more on account of your sins.³⁰^26:19I will break your strong pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze. ^26:20Your strength will be used up in vain, your land will not give its yield, and the trees of the land³¹ will not produce their fruit.

^26:21“ ‘If you walk in hostility against me³² and are not willing to obey me, I will increase your affliction³³ seven times according to your sins. ^26:22I will send the wild animals³⁴ against you and they will bereave you of your children,³⁵ annihilate your cattle, and diminish your population³⁶ so that your roads will become deserted.

^26:23“ ‘If in spite of these things³⁷ you do not allow yourselves to be disciplined and you walk in hostility against me,³⁸^26:24I myself will also walk in hostility against you and strike you³⁹ seven times on account of your sins. ^26:25I will bring on you an avenging sword, a covenant vengeance.⁴⁰ Although⁴¹ you will gather together into your cities, I will send pestilence among you and you will be given into enemy hands.⁴²^26:26When I break off your supply of bread,⁴³ ten women will bake your bread in one oven; they will ration your bread by weight,⁴⁴ and you will eat and not be satisfied.

^26:27“ ‘If in spite of this⁴⁵ you do not obey me but walk in hostility against me,⁴⁶^26:28I will walk in hostile rage against you⁴⁷ and I myself will also discipline you seven times on account of your sins.

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Footnotes

29 Heb “And if until these.”
30 Heb “I will add to discipline you seven [times] on your sins.”
31 Heb “the tree of the land will not give its fruit.” The collective singular has been translated as a plural. ., some medieval Hebrew , , , and . have “the field” as in v. 4, rather than “the land.”
32 Heb “hostile with me,” but see the added preposition בְּ (bet) on the phrase “in hostility” in v. 24 and 27.
33 Heb “your blow, stroke”; cf. “punishment”; “I will inflict you with seven more disasters.”
34 Heb “the animal of the field.” This collective singular has been translated as a plural. The expression “animal of the field” refers to a wild (i.e., nondomesticated) animal.
35 The words “of your children” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.
36 Heb “and diminish you.”
37 Heb “And if in these.”
38 Heb “with me,” but see the added preposition בְּ (bet) on the phrase “in hostility” in vv. 24 and 27.
39 Heb “and I myself will also strike you.”
40 Heb “vengeance of covenant”; cf. “the avenger of my covenant.”
41 Heb “and.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) has a concessive force in this context.
42 Heb “in hand of enemy,” but . and Neof. have “in the hands of your enemies” (J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [], ).
43 Heb “When I break to you staff of bread” (, , and all similar).
44 Heb “they will return your bread in weight.”
45 Heb “And if in this.”
46 Heb “with me.”
47 Heb “in rage of hostility with you”; “with wrathful hostility”; “I will continue hostile to you in fury”; “I’ll get really furious.”