Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their ancestors’ sins they will waste away. New Living Translation Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies’ lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors. English Standard Version And those of you who are left shall rot away in your enemies’ lands because of their iniquity, and also because of the iniquities of their fathers they shall rot away like them. Berean Standard Bible Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers. King James Bible And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. New King James Version And those of you who are left shall waste away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; also in their fathers’ iniquities, which are with them, they shall waste away. New American Standard Bible So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their wrongdoing in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the wrongdoing of their forefathers they will rot away with them. NASB 1995 ‘So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the iniquities of their forefathers they will rot away with them. NASB 1977 ‘So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the iniquities of their forefathers they will rot away with them. Legacy Standard Bible So those of you who may remain will rot away in their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also in the iniquities of their fathers they will rot away with them. Amplified Bible Those of you who are left will rot away because of their wickedness in the lands of your enemies; also because of the wickedness of their forefathers they will rot away like them. Christian Standard Bible Those who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away because of their iniquity; they will also waste away because of their ancestors’ iniquities along with theirs. Holman Christian Standard Bible Those who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away because of their sin; they will also waste away because of their fathers’ sins along with theirs.” American Standard Version And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. Contemporary English Version and others of you will waste away in sorrow as the result of your sins and the sins of your ancestors. English Revised Version And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. GOD'S WORD® Translation Those who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors. Good News Translation The few of you who survive in the land of your enemies will waste away because of your own sin and the sin of your ancestors. International Standard Version The remnants among you will waste away in the land of your enemies due to their iniquity. Indeed, they'll also waste away on account of the iniquities of their ancestors with them." Majority Standard Bible Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers. NET Bible "'As for the ones who remain among you, they will rot away because of their iniquity in the lands of your enemies, and they will also rot away because of their ancestors' iniquities which are with them. New Heart English Bible Those of you who are left will rot away in their iniquity in the lands of their enemies; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they rot away with them. Webster's Bible Translation And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. World English Bible Those of you who are left will pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers they shall pine away with them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd those who are left of you—they consume away in their iniquity, in the lands of your enemies; and also in the iniquities of their fathers, they consume away with them. Young's Literal Translation 'And those who are left of you -- they consume away in their iniquity, in the lands of your enemies; and also in the iniquities of their fathers, with them they consume away. Smith's Literal Translation And they being left of you, shall pine away in their sin in the land of your enemies, and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd if of them also some remain, they shall pine away in their iniquities, in the land of their enemies, and they shall be afflicted for the sins of their fathers, and their own: Catholic Public Domain Version But if some few of these still remain, they shall waste away in their iniquities, in the land of their enemies, and they will be afflicted, because of the sins of their fathers and their own sins, New American Bible Those of you who survive will waste away in the lands of their enemies, for their own and their ancestors’ guilt. New Revised Standard Version And those of you who survive shall languish in the land of your enemies because of their iniquities; also they shall languish because of the iniquities of their ancestors. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd those of you who are left shall pine away in their iniquity in their enemies' lands; and also in the iniquity of their fathers shall they pine away with them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And those who remain among you will putrefy in their evil in the land of their enemies, also they will rot in the evil of their fathers. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And those who are left of you shall perish, because of their sins, and because of the sins of their fathers: in the land of their enemies shall they consume away. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Punishments for Disobedience…38You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you. 39Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers. Cross References Deuteronomy 28:65-67 Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. / So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival. / In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see. Ezekiel 4:17 So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity. Ezekiel 24:23 Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves. Ezekiel 33:10 Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’ Isaiah 51:20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God. Jeremiah 9:16 I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.” Jeremiah 24:9-10 I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. / And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’” Jeremiah 44:27 I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off. Lamentations 1:3 Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress. Lamentations 5:17 Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim— Hosea 4:5 You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother— Hosea 9:17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. Zechariah 10:9 Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return. Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Luke 21:26 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Treasury of Scripture And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. shall pine Deuteronomy 28:65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: Deuteronomy 30:1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, Nehemiah 1:9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. and also Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; Exodus 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. Numbers 14:18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. Jump to Previous Consume Enemies Fathers Forefathers Haters Iniquities Iniquity Lands Pine Rot Sins Waste WastingJump to Next Consume Enemies Fathers Forefathers Haters Iniquities Iniquity Lands Pine Rot Sins Waste WastingLeviticus 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 Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies This phrase refers to the Israelites who would be taken into exile due to their disobedience to God's covenant. Historically, this was fulfilled during the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities. The concept of living in the "lands of your enemies" underscores the loss of the Promised Land, a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing separation from God's blessing and presence. This exile serves as a physical manifestation of spiritual estrangement from God. Theologically, it foreshadows the New Testament theme of believers being sojourners in a world that is not their home (Hebrews 11:13-16). will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers Persons / Places / Events 1. IsraelitesThe primary audience of Leviticus, the Israelites are God's chosen people, receiving the laws and commandments through Moses. 2. Moses The prophet and leader who delivered God's laws to the Israelites, including the blessings and curses outlined in Leviticus 26. 3. Promised Land The land of Canaan, promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, where the Israelites were to live in obedience to God. 4. Enemies' Lands Refers to the foreign lands where the Israelites would be exiled due to their disobedience and iniquity. 5. Iniquity The sin and moral corruption that led to the Israelites' punishment and exile. Teaching Points The Consequences of SinSin has real and lasting consequences, not only for the individual but also for future generations. Understanding this can lead to a deeper commitment to living a life of obedience to God. The Importance of Repentance The Israelites' exile serves as a reminder of the need for genuine repentance. Turning back to God can restore our relationship with Him and bring healing. God's Faithfulness in Discipline Even in discipline, God remains faithful. His purpose is not to destroy but to correct and bring His people back to righteousness. Generational Impact of Sin Our actions can affect not only our lives but also those of future generations. This calls for a conscious effort to break cycles of sin through faith and obedience. Hope in God's Promises Despite the dire warnings, God's promises of restoration and blessing for obedience remain. This hope encourages perseverance and faithfulness.(39) And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity.--Better, But those that remain of you shall pine away because of their iniquity, that is, those who will survive the terrible doom described under the five warnings, will pine away with grief, reflecting upon their sins which have brought upon them these tribulations. And also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.--Better, and also on account of the iniquity of their fathers with them shall they pine away, that is, they shall pine away on account of their ancestral sins, which they repeat and reproduce. Hence the ancient Chaldee Versions render it, "And also on account of the evil sins of their fathers, which they hold fast in their hands, shall they pine away." It may, however, also be rendered, "And also on account of the iniquities of their fathers which are with them;" that is, which they must bear and expiate. (See Exodus 20:5.) Hebrew Those of you who surviveוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים (wə·han·niš·’ā·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant in the lands בְּאַרְצֹ֖ת (bə·’ar·ṣōṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of your enemies אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary will waste away יִמַּ֙קּוּ֙ (yim·maq·qū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4743: To melt, to flow, dwindle, vanish in their iniquity בַּֽעֲוֺנָ֔ם (ba·‘ă·wō·nām) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity and וְאַ֛ף (wə·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though will decay יִמָּֽקּוּ׃ (yim·māq·qū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4743: To melt, to flow, dwindle, vanish in the sins בַּעֲוֺנֹ֥ת (ba·‘ă·wō·nōṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity of their fathers. אֲבֹתָ֖ם (’ă·ḇō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father Links Leviticus 26:39 NIVLeviticus 26:39 NLT Leviticus 26:39 ESV Leviticus 26:39 NASB Leviticus 26:39 KJV Leviticus 26:39 BibleApps.com Leviticus 26:39 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 26:39 Chinese Bible Leviticus 26:39 French Bible Leviticus 26:39 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 26:39 Those of you who are left will (Le Lv Lev.) |
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