Leviticus 26:29 (GNV)

Passage

And ye shall eate ye flesh of your sonnes, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye deuoure.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:27 Yet if ye will not for this obey mee, but walke against me stubburnly,

Leviticus 26:28 Then will I walke stubburnly in mine anger against you, and I will also chastice you seuen times more according to your sinnes.

Leviticus 26:29 And ye shall eate ye flesh of your sonnes, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye deuoure.

Leviticus 26:30 I will also destroy your hye places, and cut away your images, and cast your carkeises vpon the bodies of your idoles, and my soule shall abhorre you.

Leviticus 26:31 And I will make your cities desolate, and bring your Sanctuarie vnto nought, and will not smelll the sauour of your sweete odours.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "eate", "flesh", "sonnes", "daughters", and "deuoure". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "eate", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Then will I walke stubburnly in mine..." into verse 30's "I will also destroy your hye places...", so "shall" and "eate" 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 "shall" and "eate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.