Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I myself will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who live there will be appalled. New Living Translation Yes, I myself will devastate your land, and your enemies who come to occupy it will be appalled at what they see. English Standard Version And I myself will devastate the land, so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled at it. Berean Standard Bible And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled. King James Bible And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. New King James Version I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. New American Standard Bible And I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled at it. NASB 1995 ‘I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled over it. NASB 1977 ‘And I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled over it. Legacy Standard Bible And I will make the land desolate, so that your enemies who inhabit it will themselves feel desolate because of it. Amplified Bible I will make the land desolate, and your enemies who settle in it will be appalled at it. Christian Standard Bible I also will devastate the land, so that your enemies who come to live there will be appalled by it. Holman Christian Standard Bible I also will devastate the land, so that your enemies who come to live there will be appalled by it. American Standard Version And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell therein shall be astonished at it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I shall destroy also the land and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished over it. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will lay your land desolate, and your enemies who dwell in it shall wonder at it. Contemporary English Version Your land will become so desolate that even your enemies who settle there will be shocked when they see it. Douay-Rheims Bible And I will destroy your land, and your enemies shall be astonished at it, when they shall be the inhabitants thereof. English Revised Version And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will make your land so deserted that your enemies will be shocked as they settle in it. Good News Translation I will destroy your land so completely that the enemies who occupy it will be shocked at the destruction. International Standard Version I'll make the land so desolate that your enemies who live in it will be astonished." JPS Tanakh 1917 And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell therein shall be astonished at it. Literal Standard Version and I have made the land desolate, and your enemies who are dwelling in it have been astonished at it. Majority Standard Bible And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled. New American Bible So devastated will I leave the land that your enemies who come to live there will stand aghast at the sight of it. NET Bible I myself will make the land desolate and your enemies who live in it will be appalled. New Revised Standard Version I will devastate the land, so that your enemies who come to settle in it shall be appalled at it. New Heart English Bible I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell in it will be astonished at it. Webster's Bible Translation And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. World English Bible I will bring the land into desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it will be astonished at it. Young's Literal Translation and I have made desolate the land, and your enemies, who are dwelling in it, have been astonished at it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Punishments for Disobedience…31I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices. 32And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled. 33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.… Cross References Jeremiah 9:11 "And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant." Jeremiah 12:11 They have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart. Jeremiah 18:16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads. Jeremiah 19:8 I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. Jeremiah 25:11 And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. Jeremiah 33:10 This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted--inhabited by neither man nor beast--there will be heard again Treasury of Scripture And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. And I Deuteronomy 29:23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: Isaiah 1:7,8 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers… Isaiah 5:6,9 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it… and your Deuteronomy 28:37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. Deuteronomy 29:24-28 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? … 1 Kings 9:8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? Jump to Previous Appalled Astonished Desolate Desolation Devastate Dwell Dwelling Enemies Haters Lay Settle Therein Waste WonderJump to Next Appalled Astonished Desolate Desolation Devastate Dwell Dwelling Enemies Haters Lay Settle Therein Waste WonderLeviticus 26 1. Of idolatry2. Reverence 3. A blessing to those who keep the commandments 14. A curse to those who break them 40. God promises to remember those who repent (32) And I will bring the land into desolation. Better, And I myself will bring, &c. From the ruin of the cities and the sanctuaries the desolation extends to the whole country. Whilst the devastations hitherto were the result of God permitting hostile invasions and conquests, the desolation of the whole country and the dispersion of the Israelites described in the following verses are to be the work of God Himself. He who has promised to bless the land in so marvellous a manner (Leviticus 26:4-10) as a reward for their obedience, will Himself reduce it to the most astounding desolation as a punishment for their disobedience, so much so, that their very enemies will be amazed at it (Jeremiah 9:11 : Ezekiel 5:15; Ezekiel 33:28-29; Ezekiel 35:10; Ezekiel 36:5). . . . Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Iאֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will lay waste וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֥י (wa·hă·šim·mō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy to the land, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land so that your enemies אֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary who dwell הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in it בָּֽהּ׃ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew will be appalled. וְשָֽׁמְמ֤וּ (wə·šā·mə·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy Links Leviticus 26:32 NIVLeviticus 26:32 NLT Leviticus 26:32 ESV Leviticus 26:32 NASB Leviticus 26:32 KJV Leviticus 26:32 BibleApps.com Leviticus 26:32 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 26:32 Chinese Bible Leviticus 26:32 French Bible Leviticus 26:32 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 26:32 I will bring the land into desolation (Le Lv Lev.) |