Leviticus 26:37 (YLT)

Passage

And they have stumbled one on another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and ye have no standing before your enemies,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:35 all the days of the desolation it resteth that which it hath not rested in your sabbaths in your dwelling on it.

Leviticus 26:36 `And those who are left of you--I have also brought a faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies, and the sound of a leaf driven away hath pursued them, and they have fled--flight from a sword--and they have fallen, and there is none pursuing.

Leviticus 26:37 And they have stumbled one on another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and ye have no standing before your enemies,

Leviticus 26:38 and ye have perished among the nations, and the land of your enemies hath consumed you.

Leviticus 26:39 `And those who are left of you--they consume away in their iniquity, in the lands of your enemies; and also in the iniquities of their fathers, with them they consume away.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stumbled", "another", "face", "sword", "none", "pursuing", "standing", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stumbled" and "another", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "And those who are left of you--I..." into verse 38's "and ye have perished among the nations...", so "stumbled" and "another" 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 "stumbled" and "another" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.