Leviticus 26:14–21

Punishment for Disobedience

14 “ ‘But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands,p 15 and if you reject my decrees and abhor my lawsq and fail to carry out all my commands and so violate my covenant,r 16 then I will do this to you: I will bring on you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fevers that will destroy your sight and sap your strength.t You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.u 17 I will set my facev against you so that you will be defeatedw by your enemies;x those who hate you will rule over you,y and you will flee even when no one is pursuing you.z

18 “ ‘If after all this you will not listen to me,a I will punishb you for your sins seven times over.c 19 I will break down your stubborn prided and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.e 20 Your strength will be spent in vain,f because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of your land yield their fruit.g

21 “ ‘If you remain hostileh toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over,i as your sins deserve.