Leviticus 26:37-39
New English Translation
37 They will stumble over each other as those who flee before a sword, though[a] there is no pursuer, and there will be no one to take a stand[b] for you before your enemies. 38 You will perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will consume you.
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39 “‘As for the ones who remain among you, they will rot away because of[c] their iniquity in the lands of your enemies, and they will also rot away because of their ancestors’[d] iniquities which are with them.
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- Leviticus 26:37 tn Heb “and.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) is used in a concessive sense here.
- Leviticus 26:37 tn The term rendered “to stand up” is a noun, not an infinitive. It occurs only here and appears to designate someone who would take a powerful stand for them against their enemies.
- Leviticus 26:39 tn Heb “in” (so KJV, ASV; also later in this verse).
- Leviticus 26:39 tn Heb “fathers’” (also in the following verse).
Leviticus 26:37-39
New International Version
37 They will stumble over one another(A) as though fleeing from the sword, even though no one is pursuing them. So you will not be able to stand before your enemies.(B) 38 You will perish(C) among the nations; the land of your enemies will devour you.(D) 39 Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their ancestors’(E) sins they will waste away.(F)
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