Leviticus 26:23 (YLT)

Passage

`And if by these ye are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me <FI>in<Fi> opposition,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:21 `And if ye walk with Me <FI>in<Fi> opposition, and are not willing to hearken to Me, then I have added to you a plague seven times, according to your sins,

Leviticus 26:22 and sent against you the beast of the field, and it hath bereaved you; and I have cut off your cattle, and have made you few, and your ways have been desolate.

Leviticus 26:23 `And if by these ye are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me <FI>in<Fi> opposition,

Leviticus 26:24 then I have walked--I also--with you in opposition, and have smitten you, even I, seven times for your sins;

Leviticus 26:25 and I have brought in on you a sword, executing the vengeance of a covenant; and ye have been gathered unto your cities, and I have sent pestilence into your midst, and ye have been given into the hand of an enemy.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "and sent against you the beast of..." into verse 24's "then I have walked--I also--with you in...", so "instructed" and "walked" 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 "instructed" and "walked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.