Leviticus 26:23
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New International Version (©2011)
"'If in spite of these things you do not accept my correction but continue to be hostile toward me,

New Living Translation (©2007)
"And if you fail to learn the lesson and continue your hostility toward me,

English Standard Version (©2001)
“And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
'And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
If in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but act with hostility toward Me,

International Standard Version (©2012)
"If, despite these things, you still won't return to me, but live life contrary to me,

NET Bible (©2006)
"'If in spite of these things you do not allow yourselves to be disciplined and you walk in hostility against me,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"If this discipline does not help and you still resist,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;

American King James Version
And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me;

American Standard Version
And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me:

Darby Bible Translation
And if ye will not be disciplined by me through these, but walk contrary unto me,

English Revised Version
And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me;

Webster's Bible Translation
And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me;

World English Bible
"'If by these things you won't be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;

Young's Literal Translation
And if by these ye are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me in opposition,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

26:14-39 After God has set the blessing before them which would make them a happy people if they would be obedient, he here sets the curse before them, the evils which would make them miserable, if they were disobedient. Two things would bring ruin. 1. A contempt of God's commandments. They that reject the precept, will come at last to renounce the covenant. 2. A contempt of his corrections. If they will not learn obedience by the things they suffer, God himself would be against them; and this is the root and cause of all their misery. And also, The whole creation would be at war with them. All God's sore judgments would be sent against them. The threatenings here are very particular, they were prophecies, and He that foresaw all their rebellions, knew they would prove so. TEMPORAL judgments are threatened. Those who will not be parted from their sins by the commands of God, shall be parted from them by judgments. Those wedded to their lusts, will have enough of them. SPIRITUAL judgments are threatened, which should seize the mind. They should find no acceptance with God. A guilty conscience would be their continual terror. It is righteous with God to leave those to despair of pardon, who presume to sin; and it is owing to free grace, if we are not left to pine away in the iniquity we were born in, and have lived in.

Pulpit Commentary

Verses 23-26. - Punishment in its fourth degree. I will bring a sword upon yon, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant:... I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy - that is, ye shall go into captivity... and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. Cf. Ezekiel 5:12, "A third part of thee shall die with pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them." The famine that is to come upon them is described as making ten women bake bread in one oven, - whereas in ordinary times one oven was only sufficient for one woman's baking - and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight; that is, the quantity baked will have to be weighed out in rations, before any one is allowed to take it. See 2 Kings 6:25; Isaiah 3:1; Jeremiah 14:18; and as illustrative of the last point, Ezekiel 4:16, "Behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment."

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And if ye will not be reformed by these things,.... Corrected and amended by these punishments, be prevailed upon to return from their evil ways to the Lord, and walk in his commandments, and keep his judgments, and do them:

but will walk contrary unto me; See Gill on Leviticus 26:21.

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Punishments for Disobedience
…22I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. 23And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me; 24Then will I also walk contrary to you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. …

Leviticus 26:21 "'If you remain hostile toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over, as your sins deserve.
2 Samuel 22:27 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
Psalm 18:26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
Jeremiah 5:3 LORD, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.