Leviticus 26:17

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

¹⁶ 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.

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.

¹⁹ I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,

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: 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.
KJV: And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
WEB: I will set my face against you, and you will be struck before your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you; and you will flee when no one pursues you.
ASV: And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be smitten before your enemies: they that hate you shall rule over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
DARBY: And I will set my face against you, that ye may be routed before your enemies; they that hate you shall have dominion over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
BLB: And I will set My face against you⁺, and you⁺ shall be defeated by your⁺ enemies. And those who hate you⁺ shall reign over you⁺, and you⁺ shall flee when none pursues you⁺.

ÅB: Og jeg vil sette mitt åsyn mot dere, og deres fiender skal slå dere, og de som hater dere, skal herske over dere, og dere skal flykte skjønt ingen forfølger dere.
OTB: Jeg vil vende mitt ansikt mot dere, så dere blir beseiret av deres fiender; de som hater dere skal herske over dere, og dere skal flykte når ingen forfølger dere.
B1930: Og jeg vil sette mitt åsyn mot eder, og eders fiender skal slå eder, og de som hater eder, skal herske over eder, og I skal flykte skjønt ingen forfølger eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 17:10
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
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Deuteronomy 28:25
The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
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Leviticus 26:36–37
As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
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Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
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Psalms 53:5
There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
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Judges 2:14
Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
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Psalms 106:41–42
He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
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1 Samuel 31:1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
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