Leviticus 26:27 (DRB)

Passage

But if you will not for all this hearken to me, but will walk against me

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:25 And I will bring in upon you the sword that shall avenge my covenant. And when you shall flee into the cities, I will send the pestilence in the midst of you. And you shall be delivered into the hands of your enemies,

Leviticus 26:26 After I shall have broken the staff of your bread: so that ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and give it out by weight: and you shall eat, and shall not be filled,

Leviticus 26:27 But if you will not for all this hearken to me, but will walk against me

Leviticus 26:28 I will also go against you with opposite fury: and I will chastise you with seven plagues for your sins,

Leviticus 26:29 So that you shall eat the flesh of your sons and of your daughters.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hearken", "walk", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hearken" and "walk", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "After I shall have broken the staff..." into verse 28's "I will also go against you with...", so "hearken" and "walk" 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 "hearken" and "walk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.