Leviticus 26:19 (DRB)

Passage

And I will break the pride of your stubbornness: and I will make to you the heaven above as iron, and the earth as brass.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:17 I will set my face against you, and you shall fall down before your enemies: and shall be made subject to them that hate you. You shall flee when no man pursueth you.

Leviticus 26:18 But if you will not yet for all this obey me: I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.

Leviticus 26:19 And I will break the pride of your stubbornness: and I will make to you the heaven above as iron, and the earth as brass.

Leviticus 26:20 Your labour shall be spent in vain: the ground shall not bring forth her increase: nor the trees yield their fruit.

Leviticus 26:21 If you walk contrary to me, and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you for your sins.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "break", "pride", "stubbornness", "make", "heaven", "above", "iron", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "break" and "pride", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "But if you will not yet for..." into verse 20's "Your labour shall be spent in vain...", so "break" and "pride" 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 "break" and "pride" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.