Leviticus 26:36

And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
left	וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים ve.ha.nish.'a.Rim	H7604	properly · conjunction + definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
send	וְהֵבֵ֤אתִי ve.he.Ve.ti	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
faintness	מֹ֙רֶךְ֙ mo.rekh	H4816	softness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
hearts	בִּלְבָבָ֔ם bil.va.Vam	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
lands	בְּאַרְצֹ֖ת be.'ar.Tzot	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
enemies	אֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם 'o.ye.vei.Hem	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
sound	ק֚וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
shaken	נִדָּ֔ף ni.Daf	H5086	to shove asunder · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
leaf	עָלֶ֣ה 'a.Leh	H5929	a leaf (as coming up on a tree) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
chase	וְרָדַ֣ף ve.ra.Daf	H7291	to run after (usually with hostile intent · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
flee	וְנָס֧וּ ve.na.Su	H5127	to flit · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
fleeing	מְנֻֽסַת me.nu.sat-	H4499	retreat · noun, common feminine singular construct
sword	חֶ֛רֶב Che.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
fall	וְנָפְל֖וּ ve.naf.Lu	H5307	to fall · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
pursueth	רֹדֵֽף ro.Def	H7291	to run after (usually with hostile intent · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 21:7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every hear…
Isaiah 30:17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, a…
Leviticus 26:17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee wh…
Deuteronomy 28:65-67 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 tremblin…
Joshua 2:9-11 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitant…
Joshua 5:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, whi…
1 Samuel 17:24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
2 Kings 7:6-7 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 26:14-39

After God had set the blessing before them (the life and good which would make them a happy people if they would be obedient), he here sets the curse before them, the death and evil which would make them as miserable if they were disobedient. Let them not think themselves so deeply rooted as that God's power could not ruin them, nor so highly favoured as that his justice would not ruin them if they revolted from him and rebelled against him; no You only have I known, therefore I will punish you soonest and sorest. Amo 3:2. Observe, I. How their sin is described, which would bring all this misery upon them. Not sins of ignorance and infirmity; God had provided sacrifices for those. Not the si…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 26:34

Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, &c.--A long arrear of sabbatic years had accumulated through the avarice and apostasy of the Israelites, who had deprived their land of its appointed season of rest. The number of those sabbatic years seems to have been seventy, as determined by the duration of the captivity. This early prediction is very remarkable, considering that the usual policy of the Assyrian conquerors was to send colonies to cultivate and inhabit their newly acquired provinces.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 26:34

Then shall the land enjoy her Sabbaths - This Houbigant observes to be a historical truth - "From Saul to the Babylonish captivity are numbered about four hundred and ninety years, during which period there were seventy Sabbaths of years; for 7, multiplied by 70, make 490. Now the Babylonish captivity lasted seventy years, and during that time the land of Israel rested. Therefore the land rested just as many years in the Babylonish captivity, as it should have rested Sabbaths if the Jews had observed the laws relative to the Sabbaths of the land." This is a most remarkable fact, and deserves to be particularly noticed, as a most literal fulfillment of the prophetic declaration in this verse:…

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Dictionary and topics

Heathen — (Heb. plural goyum). At first the word goyim denoted generally all the nations of the world (Gen. 18:18; comp. Gal. 3:8). The Jews afterwards became a people distinguished in a marked manner from the…
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Leaf — Of a tree. The olive-leaf mentioned Gen. 8:11. The barren fig-tree had nothing but leaves (Matt. 21:19; Mark 11:13). The oak-leaf is mentioned Isa. 1:30; 6:13. There are numerous allusions to leaves,…
Backsliders · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Blessing · CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE — CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE
Cowardice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Disobedience To God · 18:19;28:15-68; — 18:19;28:15-68;
Judgments · General references — General references
Punishment Of The Wicked, The · In this life by: Fear — In this life by: Fear
Rebellion Against God · Punishment for — Punishment for
Reward · A MOTIVE TO FAITHFULNESS — A MOTIVE TO FAITHFULNESS
Sabbatic Year · Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning

Leviticus 26:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 26:14-39

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 26:34

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 26:34

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 26:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 26:14-39

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 26:34

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 26:34

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Leviticus 26:36

John Calvin on Leviticus 26:14–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 26:36-38

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 26:36-39

Rashi on Leviticus 26:36