Leviticus 26:16

¹⁴ If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,

¹⁵ and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,

then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.

¹⁷ And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.

¹⁸ And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
KJV: I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
WEB: I also will do this to you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away. You will sow your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.
ASV: I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
DARBY: I also will do this unto you I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and fever, which shall cause the eyes to fail, and the soul to waste away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
BLB: then I also will do this to you⁺: I will appoint over you⁺ terror, wasting disease, and fever, which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart, and you⁺ shall sow your⁺ seed in vain, and your⁺ enemies shall eat it.

ÅB: da vil også jeg gjøre slik mot dere: Jeg vil hjemsøke dere med redsler, med tærende sott og brennende feber, så deres øyne slukner og sjelen vansmekter; til ingen nytte skal dere så deres sæd, deres fiender skal spise den opp.
OTB: da vil jeg gjøre dette mot dere: Jeg vil bringe over dere plutselig redsel, ødeleggende sykdommer og feber som vil ødelegge deres syn og tære på deres styrke; dere skal så deres såkorn forgjeves, for deres fiender skal spise det.
B1930: da vil også jeg gjøre således mot eder: Jeg vil hjemsøke eder med redsler, med tærende sott og brennende feber, så eders øine slukner og sjelen vansmekter; til ingen nytte skal I så eders sæd, eders fiender skal ete den op.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 31:8
then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.
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Micah 6:15
You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
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Jeremiah 5:17
They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
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1 Samuel 2:33
And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
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Deuteronomy 28:32–35
Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.
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Deuteronomy 28:21–22
The LORD will make the plague cling to you until He has exterminated you from the land that you are entering to possess.
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Deuteronomy 28:51
They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish.
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Haggai 1:6
You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
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