Leviticus 26:25 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 26:27 `And if for this ye hearken not to Me, and have walked with Me in opposition,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "sword", "executing", "vengeance", "covenant", "been", "gathered", and "cities". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "sword", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "then I have walked--I also--with you in..." into verse 26's "In My breaking to you the staff...", so "brought" and "sword" 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 "brought" and "sword" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.