Leviticus 26:40 (DRB)

Passage

Until they confess their iniquities, and the iniquities of their ancestors, whereby they have transgressed against me, and walked contrary unto me.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:38 You shall perish among the Gentiles: and an enemy's land shall consume you.

Leviticus 26:39 And if of them also some remain, they shall pine away in their iniquities, in the land of their enemies: and they shall be afflicted for the sins of their fathers, and their own.

Leviticus 26:40 Until they confess their iniquities, and the iniquities of their ancestors, whereby they have transgressed against me, and walked contrary unto me.

Leviticus 26:41 Therefore I also will walk against them, and bring them into their enemies' land until their uncircumcised mind be ashamed. Then shall they pray for their sins.

Leviticus 26:42 And I will remember my covenant, that I made with Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham. I will remember also the land:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iniquities", "until", "confess", "ancestors", "whereby", "transgressed", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iniquities" and "until", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "And if of them also some remain..." into verse 41's "Therefore I also will walk against them...", so "iniquities" and "until" 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 "iniquities" and "until" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.