Leviticus 26:24 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:22 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.

Leviticus 26:23 And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;

Leviticus 26:24 then will I also walk contrary unto you; and I will smite you, even I, seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute the vengeance of the covenant; and ye shall be gathered together within your cities: and I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Leviticus 26:26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "walk", "contrary", "smite", "even", "seven", "times", and "sins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "walk" and "contrary", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And if by these things ye will..." into verse 25's "And I will bring a sword upon...", so "walk" and "contrary" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "walk" and "contrary" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.