Leviticus 26:23 (GNV)

Passage

Yet if by these ye will not be reformed by me, but walke stubburnly against me,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:21 And if ye walke stubburnly against me, and will not obey mee, I will then bring seuen times more plagues vpon you, according to your sinnes.

Leviticus 26:22 I will also sende wilde beastes vpon you, which shall spoyle you, and destroy your cattell, and make you fewe in number: so your hye waies shalbe desolate.

Leviticus 26:23 Yet if by these ye will not be reformed by me, but walke stubburnly against me,

Leviticus 26:24 Then wil I also walke stubburnly against you, and I will smite you yet seuen times for your sinnes:

Leviticus 26:25 And I wil send a sword vpon you, that shall auenge the quarel of my couenant: and when ye are gathered in your cities, I wil send the pestilence among you, and ye shall be deliuered into the hand of the enemie.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "I will also sende wilde beastes vpon..." into verse 24's "Then wil I also walke stubburnly against...", so "reformed" and "walke" 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 "reformed" and "walke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.