Leviticus 26:30 (ASV)

Passage

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-images, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul shall abhor you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:28 then I will walk contrary unto you in wrath; and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

Leviticus 26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-images, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul shall abhor you.

Leviticus 26:31 And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

Leviticus 26:32 And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell therein shall be astonished at it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "destroy", "high", "places", "down", "sun-images", "cast", "dead", and "bodies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "destroy" and "high", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And ye shall eat the flesh of..." into verse 31's "And I will make your cities a...", so "destroy" and "high" 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 "destroy" and "high" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.