Leviticus 26:23 (WEB)

Passage

“‘If by these things you won’t be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:21 “‘If you walk contrary to me, and won’t listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.

Leviticus 26:22 I will send the wild animals among you, which will rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number. Your roads will become desolate.

Leviticus 26:23 “‘If by these things you won’t be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;

Leviticus 26:24 then I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:25 I will bring a sword upon you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant. You will be gathered together within your cities, and I will send the pestilence among you. You will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "I will send the wild animals among..." into verse 24's "then I will also walk contrary to...", so "things" and "reformed" 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 "things" and "reformed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.