Leviticus 26:24 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 26:26 `In My breaking to you the staff of bread, then ten women have baked your bread in one oven, and have given back your bread by weight; and ye have eaten, and are not satisfied.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "walked--i", "also--with", "opposition", "smitten", "even", "seven", "times", and "sins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "walked--i" and "also--with", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And if by these ye are not..." into verse 25's "and I have brought in on you...", so "walked--i" and "also--with" 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 "walked--i" and "also--with" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.