Leviticus 26:25 (KJV)

Passage

And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

Leviticus 26:24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Leviticus 26:26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

Leviticus 26:27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bring", "sword", "upon", "shall", "avenge", "quarrel", "covenant", and "gathered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bring" and "sword", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Then will I also walk contrary unto..." into verse 26's "And when I have broken the staff...", so "bring" and "sword" 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 "bring" and "sword" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.