Leviticus 26:41 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore I wil walke stubburnly against them, and bring them into the land of their enemies: so then their vncircumcised hearts shalbe humbled, and then they shalt willingly beare the punishment of their iniquitie.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:39 And they that are left of you, shall pine away for their iniquitie, in your enemies landes, and for the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them also.

Leviticus 26:40 Then they shall confesse their iniquitie, and the wickednes of their fathers for their trespasse, which they haue trespassed against mee, and also because they haue walked stubburnly against me.

Leviticus 26:41 Therefore I wil walke stubburnly against them, and bring them into the land of their enemies: so then their vncircumcised hearts shalbe humbled, and then they shalt willingly beare the punishment of their iniquitie.

Leviticus 26:42 Then I will remember my couenant with Iaakob, and my couenant also with Izhak, and also my couenant with Abraham will I remember, and will remember the land.

Leviticus 26:43 The land also in the meane season shalbe left of them, and shall enioye her Sabbaths while she lieth waste without them, but they shall willingly suffer the punishment of their iniquitie, because they despised my lawes, and because their soule abhorred mine ordinances.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 40's "Then they shall confesse their iniquitie and..." into verse 42's "Then I will remember my couenant with...", so "therefore" 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 "therefore" and "walke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.