Leviticus 26:28 (YLT)

Passage

then I have walked with you in the fury of opposition, and have chastised you, even I, seven times for your sins.

Nearby Context

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,

Leviticus 26:28 then I have walked with you in the fury of opposition, and have chastised you, even I, seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26:29 `And ye have eaten the flesh of your sons; even flesh of your daughters ye do eat.

Leviticus 26:30 And I have destroyed your high places, and cut down your images, and have put your carcases on the carcases of your idols, and My soul hath loathed you;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And if for this ye hearken not..." into verse 29's "And ye have eaten the flesh of...", so "walked" and "fury" 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" and "fury" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.