Leviticus - 26:23

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

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 26:23.

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And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me:
And if ye will not be disciplined by me through these, but walk contrary unto me,
And if by these ye are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me in opposition,
And if by these things you will not be turned to me, but still go against me;
And if in spite of these things ye will not be corrected unto Me, but will walk contrary unto Me;
But if you are not willing to receive discipline in this way, and you still walk as an adversary to me,
Quod si per haec non recipiatis doctrinam meam, sed ambulaveritis mecum fortuito:

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And if ye will not be reformed by these things,.... Corrected and amended by these punishments, be prevailed upon to return from their evil ways to the Lord, and walk in his commandments, and keep his judgments, and do them:
but will walk contrary unto me; See Gill on Leviticus 26:21.

The third stage. - But if they would not be chastened by these punishments, and still rose up in hostility to the Lord, He would also engage in a hostile encounter with them, and punish them sevenfold with war, plague, and hunger.

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