Leviticus 26:42 (YLT)

Passage

then I have remembered My covenant <FI>with<Fi> Jacob, and also My covenant <FI>with<Fi> Isaac, and also My covenant <FI>with<Fi> Abraham I remember, and the land I remember.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:40 `And--they have confessed their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they have trespassed against Me, and also, that they have walked with Me, in opposition,

Leviticus 26:41 also I walk to them in opposition, and have brought them into the land of their enemies--or then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and then they accept the punishment of their iniquity, --

Leviticus 26:42 then I have remembered My covenant <FI>with<Fi> Jacob, and also My covenant <FI>with<Fi> Isaac, and also My covenant <FI>with<Fi> Abraham I remember, and the land I remember.

Leviticus 26:43 `And--the land is left of them, and doth enjoy its sabbaths, in the desolation without them, and they accept the punishment of their iniquity, because, even because, against My judgments they have kicked, and My statutes hath their soul loathed,

Leviticus 26:44 and also even this, in their being in the land of their enemies, I have not rejected them, nor have I loathed them, to consume them, to break My covenant with them; for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah their God; --

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remembered", "covenant", "jacob", "isaac", and "abraham". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remembered" and "covenant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "also I walk to them in opposition..." into verse 43's "And--the land is left of them and...", so "remembered" and "covenant" 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 "remembered" and "covenant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.