Leviticus 20:3 (DRB)

Passage

And I will set my face against him: and I will cut him off from the midst of his people, because he hath given of his seed to Moloch, and hath defiled my sanctuary, and profaned my holy name.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 20:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Leviticus 20:2 Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: If any man of the children Israel, or of the strangers that dwell in Israel, give of his seed to the idol Moloch, dying let him die. The people of the land shall stone him.

Leviticus 20:3 And I will set my face against him: and I will cut him off from the midst of his people, because he hath given of his seed to Moloch, and hath defiled my sanctuary, and profaned my holy name.

Leviticus 20:4 And if the people of the land neglecting, and as it were little regarding my commandment, let alone the man that hath given of his seed to Moloch, and will not kill him:

Leviticus 20:5 I will set my face against that man, and his kindred, and will cut off both him and all that consented with him, to commit fornication with Moloch, out of the midst of their people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "face", "against", "midst", "people", "hath", "given", "seed", and "moloch". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "face" and "against", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Thus shalt thou say to the children..." into verse 4's "And if the people of the land...", so "face" and "against" 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 "face" and "against" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.