Leviticus 26:29 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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;

Leviticus 26:31 and I have made your cities a waste, and have made desolate your sanctuaries, and I smell not at your sweet fragrances;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "then I have walked with you in..." into verse 30's "And I have destroyed your high places...", so "eaten" and "flesh" 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 "eaten" and "flesh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.