Leviticus 26:27
New International Version
“’If in spite of this you still do not listen to me but continue to be hostile toward me,

New Living Translation
“If in spite of all this you still refuse to listen and still remain hostile toward me,

English Standard Version
“But if in spite of this you will not listen to me, but walk contrary to me,

Berean Standard Bible
But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,

King James Bible
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

New King James Version
‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, but walk contrary to Me,

New American Standard Bible
‘Yet if in spite of this you do not obey Me, but act with hostility against Me,

NASB 1995
‘Yet if in spite of this you do not obey Me, but act with hostility against Me,

NASB 1977
‘Yet if in spite of this, you do not obey Me, but act with hostility against Me,

Legacy Standard Bible
‘Yet, if in spite of this you do not obey Me, but walk in hostility against Me,

Amplified Bible
‘Yet if in spite of this you will not [attentively] listen to Me but act with hostility against me,

Christian Standard Bible
“And if in spite of this you do not obey me but act with hostility toward me,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if in spite of this you do not obey Me but act with hostility toward Me,

American Standard Version
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

Contemporary English Version
Then if you don't stop rebelling,

English Revised Version
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"If in spite of this you do not listen to me and still resist me,

Good News Translation
"If after all of this you still continue to defy me and refuse to obey me,

International Standard Version
"If, after all of this time, you don't listen to me, but instead live life contrary to me,

Majority Standard Bible
But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,

NET Bible
"'If in spite of this you do not obey me but walk in hostility against me,

New Heart English Bible
"'If you in spite of this won't listen to me, but walk contrary to me;

Webster's Bible Translation
And if ye will not for all this hearken to me, but walk contrary to me;

World English Bible
“‘If you in spite of this won’t listen to me, but walk contrary to me,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And if for this you do not listen to Me, and have walked with Me in opposition,

Young's Literal Translation
'And if for this ye hearken not to Me, and have walked with Me in opposition,

Smith's Literal Translation
And if by this ye shall not hear to me, and ye went hostile with me;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if you will not for all this hearken to me, but will walk against me:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, if you will not listen to me through these things, and you still walk against me,

New American Bible
If, despite all this, you disobey and continue hostile to me,

New Revised Standard Version
But if, despite this, you disobey me, and continue hostile to me,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And if you will not for all these things hearken to me, but walk contrary to me;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if in these things you again will not listen to me and you will walk with me contentiously;
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto Me, but walk contrary unto Me;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if hereupon ye will not obey me, but walk perversely towards me,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Punishments for Disobedience
26When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied. 27But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me, 28then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:15-68
If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ...

Jeremiah 7:23-28
but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. ...

Ezekiel 5:6-17
But she has rebelled against My ordinances more wickedly than the nations, and against My statutes worse than the countries around her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You have been more insubordinate than the nations around you; you have not walked in My statutes or kept My ordinances, nor have you even conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.’ / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations. ...

Isaiah 1:19-20
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

2 Kings 17:13-18
Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. / They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. ...

Nehemiah 9:26-30
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ...

Amos 4:6-12
“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...

2 Chronicles 36:15-16
Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

Jeremiah 25:4-7
And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. / Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ ...

Zechariah 7:11-14
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. ...

Matthew 23:37-39
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Luke 13:34-35
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Romans 2:4-5
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Hebrews 10:26-31
If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. / Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ...

Revelation 2:21-23
Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. / Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.


Treasury of Scripture

And if you will not for all this listen to me, but walk contrary to me;

Leviticus 26:21,24
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…

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But if in spite of all this
This phrase serves as a conditional clause, indicating a continuation of disobedience despite previous warnings and consequences. The Hebrew word for "in spite of" is "אף" (af), which conveys a sense of stubbornness or defiance. Historically, this reflects the persistent rebellion of the Israelites, who often turned away from God despite His repeated calls for repentance. This phrase sets the stage for understanding the gravity of continued disobedience and the patience of God, who desires repentance rather than punishment.

you do not obey Me
The Hebrew root for "obey" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), meaning to hear, listen, or give heed. In the biblical context, obedience is not merely about hearing words but involves an active response to God's commands. This phrase underscores the importance of obedience as a covenantal requirement. The Israelites were called to be a people set apart, and their obedience was a reflection of their relationship with God. The failure to obey signifies a breach in this relationship, highlighting the seriousness of their rebellion.

but continue to walk
The phrase "continue to walk" uses the Hebrew verb "הלך" (halak), which means to go, walk, or live. In biblical terms, walking is often used metaphorically to describe one's way of life or conduct. This phrase suggests a deliberate and ongoing choice to live in a manner contrary to God's will. It implies a lifestyle of rebellion, not just isolated acts of disobedience. The imagery of walking conveys movement and progression, indicating that the Israelites were moving further away from God's intended path for them.

in hostility toward Me
The word "hostility" is translated from the Hebrew "קֶרִי" (qeri), which can mean opposition or contrariness. This term is used to describe a deliberate and adversarial stance against God. Historically, this reflects the times when Israel's actions were not just passive disobedience but active rebellion against God's authority. The phrase "toward Me" personalizes the rebellion, emphasizing that their actions were not just against a set of rules but against God Himself. This highlights the relational aspect of sin, where disobedience is seen as a personal affront to God, who desires a loving and obedient relationship with His people.

(27) And if he will not for all this hearken unto me.--Better, And if, notwithstanding these, ye will not hearken unto me, that is, if in spite of these awful punishments they persist in rebellion against God. With this reiterated formula the fifth warning is introduced (Leviticus 26:27-33), which threatens the total destruction of the land and the people in the midst of the most appalling horrors.

Verses 27-33. - Punishment in the fifth degree. Ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. We find that this threat was fulfilled in Samaria (2 Kings 6:28), and in Jerusalem at the time both of the earlier siege by the Chaldaeans, and of the later siege by the Romans (see Lamentations 2:20; Lamentations 4:10; Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.,' 5:09, 3; and the terrible case of Mary daughter of Eleazar. Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.' 6:03, 4). And I will destroy your high places. By high places is meant the tops of hills or eminences chosen for worship, whether of Jehovah (see Judges 6:26; 1 Kings 3:2; 2 Kings 12:3; 1 Chronicles 21:26), or of false gods. The high places intended here are the spots where the "sun-images" were erected (see 2 Chronicles 14:5; Isaiah 17:8; Ezekiel 6:4) - and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols - that is, they should roll in the dust together. And I will make your cities waste - as Samaria and Jerusalem - and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, - by the sanctuaries, which are to be desolated, is meant all the consecrated things: the holy of holies, the holy place, the court, the ark, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt sacrifice - and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours - so in Jeremiah 6:20, "To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet" (cf. Isaiah 1:11-15). And I will bring the land into desolation (cf. Jeremiah 9:11): and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it (cf. Ezekiel 5:15). And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you. See Jeremiah 9:16, "I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But if
וְאִ֨ם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

in spite of all this
בְּזֹ֔את (bə·zōṯ)
Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

you do not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

obey
תִשְׁמְע֖וּ (ṯiš·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

Me,
לִ֑י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

but continue to walk
וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥ם (wa·hă·laḵ·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in hostility
בְּקֶֽרִי׃ (bə·qe·rî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7147: Opposition, contrariness

toward Me,
עִמִּ֖י (‘im·mî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with


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