Leviticus 26:39 (LSB)

Passage

So those of you who may remain will rot away in their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also in the iniquities of their fathers they will rot away with them.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:37 They will therefore stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand up before your enemies.

Leviticus 26:38 But you will perish among the nations, and your enemies’ land will consume you.

Leviticus 26:39 So those of you who may remain will rot away in their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also in the iniquities of their fathers they will rot away with them.

Leviticus 26:40 ‘If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also how they walked in hostility against Me—

Leviticus 26:41 I also was walking in hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make up for their iniquity,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iniquities", "remain", "away", "iniquity", "lands", "enemies", and "fathers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iniquities" and "remain", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "But you will perish among the nations..." into verse 40's "If they confess their iniquity and the...", so "iniquities" and "remain" 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 "iniquities" and "remain" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.