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Leviticus 26:14-30

14 Punishment for Disobedience
“‘But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands,

15 and if you reject my decrees and abhor my laws and fail to carry out all my commands and so violate my covenant,

16 then I will do this to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and drain away your life. You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.

17 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 even when no one is pursuing you.

18 “‘If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over.

19 I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.

20 Your strength will be spent in vain, because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

21 “‘If you remain hostile toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over, as your sins deserve.

22 I will send wild animals against you, and they will rob you of your children, destroy your cattle and make you so few in number that your roads will be deserted.

23 “‘If in spite of these things you do not accept my correction but continue to be hostile toward me,

24 I myself will be hostile toward you and will afflict you for your sins seven times over.

25 And I will bring the sword upon you to avenge the breaking of the covenant. When you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be given into enemy hands.

26 When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will be able to bake your bread in one oven, and they will dole out the bread by weight. You will eat, but you will not be satisfied.

27 “‘If in spite of this you still do not listen to me but continue to be hostile toward me,

28 then in my anger I will be hostile toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.

29 You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.

30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars and pile your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and I will abhor you.

Cross References for Leviticus 26:14-30

Leviticus 26:18 - “‘If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over. Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:18 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:18

Lamentations 2:17 - The Lord has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his word, which he decreed long ago. He has... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:17 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:17

Lamentations 1:18 - “The Lord is righteous, yet I rebelled against his command. Listen, all you peoples; look upon ... Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:18 Click to read the verse Lamentations 1:18

Hebrews 12:25 - See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him w... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:25 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:25

Malachi 2:2 - If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I w... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:2 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:2

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 - Curses for Disobedience However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully foll... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:15-68 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:15-68

Jeremiah 17:27 - But if you do not obey me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any load as you come thr... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:27 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:27

Acts 3:23 - Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from among his people.’ Click to read the verse Acts 3:23 Click to read the verse Acts 3:23

Psalms 44:10 - You made us retreat before the enemy, and our adversaries have plundered us. Click to read the verse Psalms 44:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 44:10

Jeremiah 36:31 - I will punish him and his children and his attendants for their wickedness; I will bring on the... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 36:31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 36:31

2 Chronicles 7:19 - “But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 7:19 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 7:19