King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, [but] that ye break my covenant:
Complete Jewish Bible:
if you loathe my regulations and reject my rulings, in order not to obey all my mitzvot but cancel my covenant;
Berean Standard Bible:
and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,
American Standard Version:
and if ye shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhor mine ordinances, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant;
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And if ye shall despise{H3988} my statutes{H2708}, or if your soul{H5315} abhor{H1602} my judgments{H4941}, so that ye will not do{H6213} all my commandments{H4687}, but that ye break{H6565} my covenant{H1285}:
Cross-References (KJV):
Deuteronomy 31:16
- And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go [to be] among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
2 Kings 17:15
- And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that [were] round about them, [concerning] whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
Ezekiel 16:59
- For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
Zechariah 7:11
- But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Zechariah 7:13
- Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
Isaiah 24:5
- The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
Jeremiah 11:10
- They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
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Commentary for Leviticus 26:15
Leviticus 26:15 is part of a larger section in the book of Leviticus known as the Holiness Code, which outlines the conditions of the covenant between God and the Israelites. This particular verse serves as a warning to the Israelites regarding the consequences of rejecting God's laws. The historical context places this verse in the time when the Israelites were forming their identity as a nation under God's guidance after their exodus from Egypt.
In the verse, God, speaking through Moses, outlines the severe repercussions if the people were to despise His statutes or abhor His judgments, indicating a willful and complete rejection of His commandments and a breaking of the covenant. The themes here are obedience, covenant faithfulness, and the seriousness with which the Israelites were to take their commitment to God. The verse underscores the conditional nature of the covenant: blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. It reflects the expectation of a reciprocal relationship between God and His people, where adherence to the law is not merely a matter of legalistic observance but a sign of a devoted heart.
The warning in Leviticus 26:15 is not an isolated statement but part of a broader narrative within the Pentateuch that emphasizes the importance of maintaining the covenant relationship with God. It foreshadows the cyclical history of Israel, where periods of faithfulness and blessing are often followed by apostasy and judgment. This verse serves as a solemn reminder to the Israelites, and by extension to all readers, of the importance of heeding God's commandments and the gravity of covenant unfaithfulness.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H3988
There are 69 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָאַס
Transliteration: mâʼaç
Pronunciation: maw-as'
Description: a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear; abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person. - Strong's Number: H2708
There are 100 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֻקָּה
Transliteration: chuqqâh
Pronunciation: khook-kaw'
Description: feminine of חֹק, and meaning substantially the same; {an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}; appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute. - Strong's Number: H5315
There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: nephesh
Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it. - Strong's Number: H1602
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גָּעַל
Transliteration: gâʻal
Pronunciation: gaw-al'
Description: a primitive root; to detest; by implication, to reject; abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away. - Strong's Number: H4941
There are 406 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט
Transliteration: mishpâṭ
Pronunciation: mish-pawt'
Description: from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong. - Strong's Number: H6213
There are 2286 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָשָׂה
Transliteration: ʻâsâh
Pronunciation: aw-saw'
Description: a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. - Strong's Number: H4687
There are 177 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִצְוָה
Transliteration: mitsvâh
Pronunciation: mits-vaw'
Description: from צָוָה; a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law); (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept. - Strong's Number: H6565
There are 46 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פָּרַר
Transliteration: pârar
Pronunciation: paw-rar'
Description: a primitive root; to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate; [idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void. - Strong's Number: H1285
There are 264 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בְּרִית
Transliteration: bᵉrîyth
Pronunciation: ber-eeth'
Description: from בָּרָה (in the sense of cutting (like בָּרָא)); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh); confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.