Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They will stumble over one another as though fleeing from the sword, even though no one is pursuing them. So you will not be able to stand before your enemies. New Living Translation Though no one is chasing you, you will stumble over each other as though fleeing from a sword. You will have no power to stand up against your enemies. English Standard Version They shall stumble over one another, as if to escape a sword, though none pursues. And you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. Berean Standard Bible They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies. King James Bible And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. New King James Version They shall stumble over one another, as it were before a sword, when no one pursues; and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. New American Standard Bible They will then stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand before your enemies. NASB 1995 They will therefore stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand up before your enemies. NASB 1977 ‘They will therefore stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand up before your enemies. Legacy Standard Bible They will therefore stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand up before your enemies. Amplified Bible They shall stumble over one another as if to escape from a sword when no one is chasing them; and you will have no power to stand before your enemies. Christian Standard Bible They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from a sword though no one is pursuing them. You will not be able to stand against your enemies. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from a sword though no one is pursuing them. You will not be able to stand against your enemies. American Standard Version And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. English Revised Version And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will stumble over each other, but no one will be after them. They will not be able to stand up to their enemies. Good News Translation You will stumble over one another when no one is chasing you, and you will be unable to fight against any enemy. International Standard Version They'll stumble over each other as though fleeing before the sword, even though no one is pursuing. "You won't have power to resist your enemies. Majority Standard Bible They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies. NET Bible They will stumble over each other as those who flee before a sword, though there is no pursuer, and there will be no one to take a stand for you before your enemies. New Heart English Bible They will stumble over one another, as it were before the sword, when no one pursues: and you will have no power to stand before your enemies. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. World English Bible They will stumble over one another, as it were before the sword, when no one pursues. You will have no power to stand before your enemies. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they have stumbled on one another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and you have no standing before your enemies, Young's Literal Translation And they have stumbled one on another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and ye have no standing before your enemies, Smith's Literal Translation And they faltered each upon his brother, as from before the sword, and none pursued: and there shall be to you no power of standing before your enemies. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they shall every one fall upon their brethren as fleeing from wars, none of you shall dare to resist your enemies. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will each fall upon their brothers, as if they were fleeing from wars; no one among you will dare to resist your foes. New American Bible stumbling over one another as if to escape a sword, while no one is after them—so helpless will you be to take a stand against your foes! New Revised Standard Version They shall stumble over one another, as if to escape a sword, though no one pursues; and you shall have no power to stand against your enemies. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall stumble one after another, as it were from the sword, when none pursues them; and they shall have no power to stand before their enemies. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a man shall be stumbled by his brother as one before a sword when there is no one chasing them, and there will be no standing before their enemies. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth; and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. Brenton Septuagint Translation And brother shall disregard brother as in war, when none pursues; and ye shall not be able to withstand your enemies. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Punishments for Disobedience…36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them. 37They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies. 38You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. Isaiah 10:4 Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. Jeremiah 46:6 “The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall. Jeremiah 6:21 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.” Ezekiel 5:12 A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. Ezekiel 7:16-18 The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity. / Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. / They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved. Isaiah 30:17 A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill. Jeremiah 19:7 And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. Lamentations 1:14 My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand. Lamentations 4:18-19 They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! / Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness. Psalm 53:5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them. Psalm 27:2 When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell. 2 Kings 7:6-7 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.” / Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives. Judges 7:21-22 Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran. / And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. 1 Samuel 14:15-16 Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God. / Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction, Treasury of Scripture And they shall fall one on another, as it were before a sword, when none pursues: and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. they shall Judges 7:22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath. 1 Samuel 14:15,16 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling… Isaiah 10:4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. and ye shall Numbers 14:42 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. Joshua 7:12,13 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you… Judges 2:14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. Jump to Previous Able Although Enemies Escape Face Fall Falling Fleeing Power Pursues Pursueth Pursuing Running Stand Standing Strength Stumble Stumbled SwordJump to Next Able Although Enemies Escape Face Fall Falling Fleeing Power Pursues Pursueth Pursuing Running Stand Standing Strength Stumble Stumbled SwordLeviticus 26 1. Of idolatry2. Reverence 3. A blessing to those who keep the commandments 14. A curse to those who break them 40. God promises to remember those who repent They will stumble over one another This phrase indicates a state of panic and confusion among the people. In the context of Leviticus 26, this is part of the curses for disobedience to God's covenant. The imagery of stumbling suggests a lack of stability and direction, often associated with fear and chaos. This can be compared to the Israelites' experiences in the wilderness, where disobedience led to wandering and confusion (Numbers 14:33). Theologically, it reflects the consequences of turning away from God's guidance, leading to internal strife and disorder. as before the sword though no one is behind them So you will not be able to stand against your enemies Persons / Places / Events 1. IsraelitesThe primary audience of Leviticus, the Israelites are God's chosen people, receiving the laws and commandments through Moses. 2. Moses The prophet and leader who delivered God's laws to the Israelites, including the blessings and curses outlined in Leviticus 26. 3. Canaan The Promised Land where the Israelites were headed, a place of blessing if they obeyed God, but also a place of potential judgment if they disobeyed. 4. Enemies The surrounding nations that could become a threat to Israel if they failed to follow God's commandments. 5. God The ultimate authority and lawgiver, who promises blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. Teaching Points Consequences of DisobedienceDisobedience to God leads to fear and instability, symbolized by stumbling even when not pursued. The Importance of Obedience Obedience to God's commandments is crucial for spiritual stability and protection from enemies. Fear and Faith A lack of faith results in fear and confusion, while trust in God brings peace and confidence. Community Responsibility The actions of individuals can affect the entire community, as seen in the collective consequences faced by Israel. Spiritual Warfare Spiritual battles require reliance on God; without Him, we are vulnerable to defeat. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They will stumbleוְכָשְׁל֧וּ (wə·ḵā·šə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall over one אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person another בְּאָחִ֛יו (bə·’ā·ḥîw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) as before כְּמִפְּנֵי־ (kə·mip·pə·nê-) Preposition-k, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the sword, חֶ֖רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword though no one אָ֑יִן (’ā·yin) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle is behind them. וְרֹדֵ֣ף (wə·rō·ḏêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute So וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no you will not לָכֶם֙ (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew be תִֽהְיֶ֤ה (ṯih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be able to stand תְּקוּמָ֔ה (tə·qū·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8617: A standing, power to stand against לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face your enemies. אֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary Links Leviticus 26:37 NIVLeviticus 26:37 NLT Leviticus 26:37 ESV Leviticus 26:37 NASB Leviticus 26:37 KJV Leviticus 26:37 BibleApps.com Leviticus 26:37 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 26:37 Chinese Bible Leviticus 26:37 French Bible Leviticus 26:37 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 26:37 They will stumble over one another as (Le Lv Lev.) |
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