Leviticus 26:22 (DBY)

Passage

And I will send the beasts of the field among you, that they may rob you of your children, and cut off your cattle, and make you few in number; and your streets shall be desolate.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:20 and your strength shall be spent in vain, and your land shall not yield its produce; and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.

Leviticus 26:21 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring sevenfold more plagues upon you according to your sins.

Leviticus 26:22 And I will send the beasts of the field among you, that they may rob you of your children, and cut off your cattle, and make you few in number; and your streets shall be desolate.

Leviticus 26:23 And if ye will not be disciplined by me through these, but walk contrary unto me,

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "send", "beasts", "field", "children", "cattle", "make", "number", and "streets". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "send" and "beasts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And if ye walk contrary unto me..." into verse 23's "And if ye will not be disciplined...", so "send" and "beasts" 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 "send" and "beasts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.