Leviticus 26:12 (WEB)

Passage

I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:10 You shall eat old store long kept, and you shall move out the old because of the new.

Leviticus 26:11 I will set my tent among you, and my soul won’t abhor you.

Leviticus 26:12 I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you will be my people.

Leviticus 26:13 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.

Leviticus 26:14 “‘But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "walk" and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "walk" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "I will set my tent among you..." into verse 13's "I am Yahweh your God who brought...", so "walk" and "people" 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 "walk" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.