Leviticus 26:18-24 in English

¹⁸ And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your power: and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass;

²⁰ and your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

²¹ And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

²² And I will send the beast of the field among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your ways shall become desolate.

²³ And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;

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

¹⁸ And if ye still refuse to hearken to me, then will I chasten you yet more even seven times for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break down the haughtiness of your pride; and I will make your heaven iron, and your earth as it were brass.

²⁰ And your strength shall be in vain; and your land shall not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its fruit.

²¹ And if after this ye should walk perversely, and not be willing to obey me, I will further bring upon you seven plagues according to your sins.

²² And I will send upon you the wild beasts of the land, and they shall devour you, and shall consume your cattle: and I will make you few in number, and your ways shall be desolate.

²³ And if hereupon ye are not corrected, but walk perversely towards me,

²⁴ I also will walk with you with a perverse spirit, and I also will smite you seven times for your sins.

¹⁸ And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

²⁰ 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.

²¹ And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

²² I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

²³ And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

²⁴ Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

¹⁸ And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

²⁰ 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.

²¹ And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

²² I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

²³ And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

²⁴ Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

¹⁸ And if you° still refuse to listen to me, then will I chasten you yet more even seven times for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break down the haughtiness of your pride; and I will make your heaven iron, and your earth as it were brass.

²⁰ And your strength shall be in vain; and your land shall not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its fruit.

²¹ And if after this you° should walk perversely, and not be willing to obey me, I will further bring upon you seven plagues according to your sins.

²² And I will send upon you the wild beasts of the land, and they shall devour you, and shall consume your cattle: and I will make you few in number, and your ways shall be desolate.

²³ And if hereupon you° are not corrected, but walk perversely towards me,

²⁴ I also will walk with you with a perverse spirit, and I also will strike you seven times for your sins.

¹⁸ And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

²⁰ 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 fruit.

²¹ And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

²² And I will send the beast of the field among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your ways shall become desolate.

²³ And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;

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

¹⁸ If you still will not heed me after all those things happen to you, I will continue to punish you again and again for the sins that you have committed.

¹⁹ I will cause you to no longer be stubborn and proud; I will cause no rain to fall; it will be as though MET the sky is made of iron; and the ground will be as hard as brass MET.

²⁰ You will uselessly work very hard to plant seeds, because crops will not grow in the hard soil in your fields, and fruit will not grow on your trees.

²¹ If you continue to oppose me and refuse to heed me, I will cause you to experience disasters again and again, like you deserve to experience because of your sins.

²² I will send wild animals to attack you, and they will kill your little children and destroy your cattle. There will be very few of you who will remain alive, with the result that there will be very few HYP people walking on the roads in your country.

²³ When you experience those things that I do to punish you, if you still do not pay attention to me, and if you continue to oppose me,

²⁴ I myself will oppose you, and I will punish you for your sins again and again.

¹⁸ And if you° still refuse to listen to me, then will I chasten you yet more even seven times for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break down the haughtiness of your pride; and I will make your heaven iron, and your earth as it were brass.

²⁰ And your strength shall be in vain; and your land shall not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its fruit.

²¹ And if after this you° should walk perversely, and not be willing to obey me, I will further bring upon you seven plagues according to your sins.

²² And I will send upon you the wild beasts of the land, and they shall devour you, and shall consume your cattle: and I will make you few in number, and your ways shall be desolate.

²³ And if hereupon you° are not corrected, but walk perversely towards me,

²⁴ I also will walk with you with a perverse spirit, and I also will strike you seven times for your sins.

¹⁸ “‘If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

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.

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

²³ “‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,

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

¹⁸ “‘If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

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.

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

²³ “‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,

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

¹⁸ “‘If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

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.

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

²³ “‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,

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

¹⁸ And if, even after these things, you will not give ear to me, then I will send you punishment seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ And the pride of your strength will be broken, and I will make your heaven as iron and your earth as brass;

²⁰ And your strength will be used up without profit; for your land will not give her increase and the trees of the field will not give their fruit.

²¹ And if you still go against me and will not give ear to me, I will put seven times more punishments on you because of your sins.

²² I will let loose the beasts of the field among you, and they will take away your children and send destruction on your cattle, so that your numbers will become small and your roads become waste.

²³ And if by these things you will not be turned to me, but still go against me;

²⁴ Then I will go against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for all your sins.

¹⁸ And if for this ye hearken not unto me, I will punish you sevenfold more for your sins,

¹⁹ and I will break the arrogance of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as bronze,

²⁰ and your strength shall be spent in vain, and your land shall not yield its produce; and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.

²¹ And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring sevenfold more plagues upon you according to your sins.

²² And I will send the beasts of the field among you, that they may rob you of your children, and cut off your cattle, and make you few in number; and your streets shall be desolate.

²³ And if ye will not be disciplined by me through these, but walk contrary unto me,

²⁴ then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will smite you, even I, sevenfold for your sins.

¹⁸ But if you will not yet for all this obey me: I will chastise you seven times more for your sins,

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your stubbornness, and I will make to you the heaven above as iron, and the earth as brass:

²⁰ Your labour shall be spent in vain, the ground shall not bring forth her increase, nor the trees yield their fruit.

²¹ If you walk contrary to me, and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you for your sins:

²² And I will send in upon you the beasts of the held, to destroy you and your cattle, and make you few in number, and that your highways may be desolate.

²³ And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me:

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

¹⁸ If after all this you still refuse to obey me, I will move to punishing you seven times over for your sins.

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

²⁰ Your strength will be completely wasted because your land won't produce crops, and your trees won't produce fruit.

²¹ If you go on opposing me and refusing to do what I tell you, I will make your punishments seven times worse, based on your sins.

²² I will send wild animals to kill your children, wipe out your livestock, and make you so few in number that there won't be anyone on your roads.

²³ However, if in spite of all this correction you still don't change but go on opposing me,

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

¹⁸ And if ye wil not for these things obey me, then wil I punish you seuen times more, according to your sinnes,

¹⁹ And I wil breake the pride of your power, and I will make your heauen as yron, and your earth as brasse:

²⁰ And your strength shalbe spent in vaine: neither shall your lande giue her increase, neither shall the trees of the land giue their fruite.

²¹ And if ye walke stubburnly against me, and will not obey mee, I will then bring seuen times more plagues vpon you, according to your sinnes.

²² I will also sende wilde beastes vpon you, which shall spoyle you, and destroy your cattell, and make you fewe in number: so your hye waies shalbe desolate.

²³ Yet if by these ye will not be reformed by me, but walke stubburnly against me,

²⁴ Then wil I also walke stubburnly against you, and I will smite you yet seuen times for your sinnes:

¹⁸ And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto Me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass.

²⁰ And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield her produce, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

²¹ And if ye walk contrary unto Me, and will not hearken unto Me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

²² And I will send the beast of the field among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your ways shall become desolate.

²³ And if in spite of these things ye will not be corrected unto Me, but will walk contrary unto Me;

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

¹⁸ And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

²⁰ 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.

²¹ And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times moe plagues upon you according to your sins.

²² I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

²³ And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

²⁴ then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

¹⁸ And if with these things even ye will not yet hearken unto me: then will I chastise you yet more, sevenfold for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as copper:

²⁰ And in vain shall your strength be spent; for your land shall not yield her products, and the tree of the land shall not yield its fruit.

²¹ And if ye walk yet contrary unto me, and if you refuse to hearken unto me: then will I bring more plagues upon you, sevenfold according to your sins.

²² And I will send out against you the beasts of the field, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and diminish yourselves; so that your roads shall be desolate.

²³ And if notwithstanding these things ye will not be reformed by me, and walk contrary unto me:

²⁴ Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and I also will punish you, sevenfold for your sins.

¹⁸ And if ye still refuse to hearken to me, then will I chasten you yet more even seven times for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break down the haughtiness of your pride; and I will make your heaven iron, and your earth as it were brass.

²⁰ And your strength shall be in vain; and your land shall not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its fruit.

²¹ And if after this ye should walk perversely, and not be willing to obey me, I will further bring upon you seven plagues according to your sins.

²² And I will send upon you the wild beasts of the land, and they shall devour you, and shall consume your cattle: and I will make you few in number, and your ways shall be desolate.

²³ And if hereupon ye are not corrected, but walk perversely toward me,

²⁴ I also will walk with you with a perverse spirit, and I also will smite you seven times for your sins.

¹⁸ And if yet with these ye will not obey My Word, I will add sevenfold chastisement upon your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the glory of your power, and will make the heavens above you obdurate as iron, to give no rain, and the ground beneath you hard as brass in yielding no fruit;

²⁰ And your strength shall be put forth in vain, for your ground will not yield its produce, nor the tree of the earth its fruit.

²¹ And if you will walk on forwardly before Me, and will not turn again to obey My Word, I will add to bring upon you a stroke sevenfold (heavier) according to your sins.

²² And I will send the beast of the wilderness against you, and it shall devour you, and consume your cattle, and diminish you, and make your ways desolate.

²³ And if through these (calamities) ye will not be corrected by My Word, but will walk before Me with hardness (of heart),

²⁴ I also will proceed with you in hardness, and will smite you, even I, sevenfold for your sins.

¹⁸ “‘If you in spite of these things will not sh'ma ·hear obey· me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

²¹ “‘If you walk contrary to me, and won’t sh'ma ·hear obey· me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.

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

²³ “‘If by these things you won’t be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;

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

¹⁸ If after all this you do not listen to me, then I will punish you seven times as severely for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break your pride in your power. I will make the sky over you like iron and your land like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be used up for nothing, because your land will not produce its harvest, and your trees in the land will not produce their fruit.

²¹ If you walk against me and will not listen to me, I will bring seven times more blows on you, in proportion to your sins.

²² I will send dangerous animals against you, which will steal your children, destroy your cattle, and make you few in number. So your roads will become deserted.

²³ If in spite of these things you still do not accept my correction and you continue to walk in opposition to me,

²⁴ then I will also walk in opposition to you, and I myself will punish you seven times because of your sins.

¹⁸ “‘If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

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.

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

²³ “‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,

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

¹⁸ “‘If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

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.

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

²³ “‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,

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

¹⁸ And if ye will not yet for all this hearken to me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

²⁰ 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.

²¹ And if ye shall walk contrary to me, and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

²² I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number, and your high -ways shall be desolate.

²³ And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me;

²⁴ Then will I also walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

¹⁸ “‘If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

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.

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

²³ “‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,

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

¹⁸ “‘If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

¹⁹ I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.

²⁰ Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

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.

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

²³ “‘If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,

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

¹⁸ But if neither so ye obey to me, I shall increase your chastising sevenfold for your sins;

¹⁹ and I shall all-break the pride of your hardness, and I shall give to you heaven above as iron, and the earth as brass;

²⁰ your travail shall be wasted in vain, neither the earth shall bring forth fruit, neither the trees shall give apples.

²¹ If ye go contrary to me, neither will hear me, I shall increase your wounds, either vengeances, till into sevenfold for your sins;

²² I shall send out into you cruel beasts of the field, that shall waste you, and your beasts, and shall bring all things to fewness, and your ways shall be forsaken.

²³ That if neither so ye will receive doctrine, either chastising, but go contrary to me,

²⁴ also I shall go adversary against you, and I shall smite you seven times for your sins;

¹⁸ But if neither so ye obey to me (or And if ye shall still not obey me), I shall increase your chastising sevenfold for your sins;

¹⁹ and I shall all-break the pride of your hardness, and I shall give to you heaven above as iron, and the earth as brass; (and I shall break in pieces all of your hard-headed pride; and I shall make the heavens above you like iron, and the earth beneath you like bronze;)

²⁰ your travail shall be wasted in vain, neither the earth shall bring forth fruit, neither the trees shall give apples. (all your labour shall be in vain, the land shall not bring forth any harvest, nor shall the trees give forth any fruit.)

²¹ If ye go contrary to me, neither will hear me (or and will not listen to me), I shall increase your wounds, either vengeances, till into sevenfold for your sins;

²² I shall send out into you cruel beasts of the field (or I shall send cruel wild beasts among you), that shall waste you, and your beasts, and shall bring all things to fewness, and your (by)ways shall be forsaken.

²³ That if neither so ye will receive doctrine, either chastising, but go contrary to me, (And if ye will still not receive chastising, or discipline, but continue to go contrary to me,)

²⁴ also I shall go adversary against you, and I shall smite you seven times for your sins; (then I shall also be your adversary or then I shall also go contrary to you, and I shall strike you seven times for your sins;)

¹⁸ But if nether so ye obeyen to me, Y schal adde youre chastisyngis seuenfold for youre synnes;

¹⁹ and Y schal al tobreke the pride of youre hardnesse, and Y schal yyue to you heuene aboue as of yrun, and the erthe as bras;

²⁰ youre trauel schal be wastid in veyn, nether the erthe schal brynge forth fruyt, nethir trees schulen yyue applis.

²¹ If ye goon contrarie to me, nether wolen here me, Y schal adde youre woundis til in to seuenfold for youre synnes;

²² Y schal sende out in to you cruel beestis of the feeld, that schulen waste you and youre beestis, and schulen brynge alle thingis to fewnesse, and youre weies schulen be forsakun.

²³ That if nether so ye wolen resseyue doctryn, but goon contrarie to me,

²⁴ also Y schal go aduersarie ayens you, and Y schal smyte you seuen sithis for youre synnes;

¹⁸ 'And if unto these ye hearken not to Me, — then I have added to chastise you seven times for your sins;

¹⁹ and I have broken the pride of your strength, and have made your heavens as iron, and your earth as brass;

²⁰ and consumed hath been your strength in vain, and your land doth not give her produce, and the tree of the land doth not give its fruit.

²¹ 'And if ye walk with Me in opposition, and are not willing to hearken to Me, then I have added to you a plague seven times, according to your sins,

²² and sent against you the beast of the field, and it hath bereaved you; and I have cut off your cattle, and have made you few, and your ways have been desolate.

²³ 'And if by these ye are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me in opposition,

²⁴ then I have walked — I also — with you in opposition, and have smitten you, even I, seven times for your sins;