Leviticus 26:27 (WEB)

Passage

“‘If you in spite of this won’t listen to me, but walk contrary to me;

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 26:26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight. You shall eat, and not be satisfied.

Leviticus 26:27 “‘If you in spite of this won’t listen to me, but walk contrary to me;

Leviticus 26:28 then I will walk contrary to you in wrath. I will also chastise you seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:29 You will eat the flesh of your sons, and you will eat the flesh of your daughters.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "When I break your staff of bread..." into verse 28's "then I will walk contrary to you...", so "spite" and "listen" 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 "spite" and "listen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.