Leviticus 26:29 (WEB)

Passage

You will eat the flesh of your sons, and you will eat the flesh of your daughters.

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 26:30 I will destroy your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul will abhor you.

Leviticus 26:31 I will lay your cities waste, and will bring your sanctuaries to desolation. I will not take delight in the sweet fragrance of your offerings.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "then I will walk contrary to you..." into verse 30's "I will destroy your high places and...", so "flesh" and "sons" 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 "flesh" and "sons" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.