Leviticus 26:9 (KJV)

Passage

For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

Leviticus 26:8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

Leviticus 26:9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

Leviticus 26:10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.

Leviticus 26:11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "respect", "make", "fruitful", "multiply", "establish", and "covenant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "respect" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And five of you shall chase an..." into verse 10's "And ye shall eat old store and...", so "respect" and "make" 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 "respect" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.