english Bible Presentation Sharing - Leviticus Book, chapter 26, verse 39 in Erven Version

Leviticus 26 : 1 (ERVEN)

"Don't make idols for yourselves. Don't set up statues or memorial stones in your land to bow down to, because I am the Lord your God!

Leviticus 26 : 2 (ERVEN)

"Remember my special days of rest and honor my holy place. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 26 : 3 (ERVEN)

"Remember my laws and commands, and obey them.

Leviticus 26 : 4 (ERVEN)

If you do these things, I will give you rains at the time they should come. The land will grow crops and the trees of the field will grow their fruit.

Leviticus 26 : 5 (ERVEN)

Your threshing will continue until it is time to gather grapes. And your grape gathering will continue until it is time to plant. Then you will have plenty to eat. And you will live safely in your land.

Leviticus 26 : 6 (ERVEN)

I will give peace to your country. You will lie down in peace. No one will come to make you afraid. I will keep harmful animals out of your country. And armies will not come through your country.

Leviticus 26 : 7 (ERVEN)

"You will chase your enemies and defeat them. You will kill them with your sword.

Leviticus 26 : 8 (ERVEN)

Five of you will chase 100 men, and 100 of you will chase 10,000 men. You will defeat your enemies and kill them with your sword.

Leviticus 26 : 9 (ERVEN)

"Then I will turn to you. I will let you have many children. I will keep my agreement with you.

Leviticus 26 : 10 (ERVEN)

You will have enough crops to last for more than a year. You will harvest the new crops. But then you will have to throw out the old crops to make room for the new crops.

Leviticus 26 : 11 (ERVEN)

Also, I will place my Holy Tent among you. I will not turn away from you.

Leviticus 26 : 12 (ERVEN)

I will walk with you and be your God. And you will be my people.

Leviticus 26 : 13 (ERVEN)

I am the Lord your God. You were slaves in Egypt, but I brought you out of Egypt. You were bent low from the heavy weights you carried as slaves, but I broke the poles that were on your shoulders. I let you walk proudly again.

Leviticus 26 : 14 (ERVEN)

"But if you don't obey me and all my commands, bad things will happen to you.

Leviticus 26 : 15 (ERVEN)

If you refuse to obey my laws and commands, you have broken my agreement.

Leviticus 26 : 16 (ERVEN)

If you do that, I will cause terrible things to happen to you. I will cause you to have disease and fever. They will destroy your eyes and take away your life. You will not have success when you plant your seed. And your enemies will eat your crops.

Leviticus 26 : 17 (ERVEN)

I will be against you, so your enemies will defeat you. These enemies will hate you and rule over you. You will run away even when no one is chasing you.

Leviticus 26 : 18 (ERVEN)

"After these things, if you still don't obey me, I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

Leviticus 26 : 19 (ERVEN)

And I will also destroy the great cities that make you proud. The skies will not give rain, and the earth will not produce crops.

Leviticus 26 : 20 (ERVEN)

You will work hard, but it will not help. Your land will not give any crops, and your trees will not grow their fruit.

Leviticus 26 : 21 (ERVEN)

"If you still turn against me and refuse to obey me, I will beat you seven times harder! The more you sin, the more you will be punished.

Leviticus 26 : 22 (ERVEN)

I will send wild animals against you. They will take your children away from you. They will destroy your animals. They will kill many of your people. The roads will all be empty.

Leviticus 26 : 23 (ERVEN)

"If you don't learn your lesson after all this, and if you still turn against me,

Leviticus 26 : 24 (ERVEN)

then I will also turn against you. Yes, I myself will punish you seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26 : 25 (ERVEN)

You will have broken my agreement, so I will punish you. I will bring armies against you. You will go into your cities for safety, but I will cause diseases to spread among you. And your enemies will defeat you.

Leviticus 26 : 26 (ERVEN)

I will give you a share of the grain left in that city. But there will be very little food to eat. Ten women will be able to cook all their bread in one oven. They will measure each piece of bread. You will eat, but you will still be hungry.

Leviticus 26 : 27 (ERVEN)

"If you still refuse to listen to me, and if you still turn against me,

Leviticus 26 : 28 (ERVEN)

then I will really show my anger! Yes, I myself will punish you seven times for your sins.

Leviticus 26 : 29 (ERVEN)

{You will become so hungry that} you will eat the bodies of your sons and daughters.

Leviticus 26 : 30 (ERVEN)

I will destroy your high places. I will cut down your incense altars. I will put your dead bodies on the dead bodies of your idols. You will be very disgusting to me.

Leviticus 26 : 31 (ERVEN)

I will destroy your cities. I will make your holy places empty. I will stop smelling your offerings.

Leviticus 26 : 32 (ERVEN)

I will make your land empty. And your enemies who come to live there will be shocked at it.

Leviticus 26 : 33 (ERVEN)

I will scatter you among the nations. I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty, and your cities will be destroyed.

Leviticus 26 : 34 (ERVEN)

"You will be taken to your enemy's country. Your country will be empty. So your land will finally get its rest. The land will enjoy its time of rest.

Leviticus 26 : 35 (ERVEN)

During the time that the land is empty, it will get the time of rest that you did not give it while you lived there.

Leviticus 26 : 36 (ERVEN)

The survivors will lose their courage in the land of their enemies. They will be scared of everything. They will run around like a leaf being blown by the wind. They will run as if someone is chasing them with a sword. They will fall even when no one is chasing them.

Leviticus 26 : 37 (ERVEN)

They will run as if someone is chasing them with a sword. They will fall over each other�even when no one is chasing them. "You will not be strong enough to stand up against your enemies.

Leviticus 26 : 38 (ERVEN)

You will be lost in other nations. You will disappear in the land of your enemies.

Leviticus 26 : 39 (ERVEN)

So the survivors will rot away in their sin in their enemies' countries. They will rot away in their sins just as their ancestors did.

Leviticus 26 : 40 (ERVEN)

"But maybe the people will confess their sins. And maybe they will confess the sins of their ancestors. Maybe they will admit that they turned against me. Maybe they will admit that they sinned against me.

Leviticus 26 : 41 (ERVEN)

Maybe they will admit that I turned against them and brought them into the land of their enemies. These people will be like strangers to me. But maybe they will become humble and accept the punishment for their sin.

Leviticus 26 : 42 (ERVEN)

If they do, I will remember my agreement with Jacob. I will remember my agreement with Isaac. I will remember my agreement with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

Leviticus 26 : 43 (ERVEN)

"The land will be empty. The land will enjoy its time of rest. Then the survivors will accept the punishment for their sins. They will learn that they were punished because they hated my laws and refused to obey my rules.

Leviticus 26 : 44 (ERVEN)

They have sinned. {But if they come to me for help,} I will not turn away from them. I will listen to them, even if they are in the land of their enemies. I will not completely destroy them. I will not break my agreement with them, because I am the Lord their God.

Leviticus 26 : 45 (ERVEN)

For them, I will remember the agreement with their ancestors. I brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt so that I could become their God. The other nations saw these things. I am the Lord."

Leviticus 26 : 46 (ERVEN)

These are the laws, rules, and teachings that the Lord gave to the Israelites. These laws are the agreement between the Lord and the Israelites. The Lord gave these laws to Moses at Mount Sinai.