Leviticus 26:20 “and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield…”

Leviticus 26:20

and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

World English Bible

Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.

American Standard Version

and your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

Geneva Bible 1599

And your strength shalbe spent in vaine: neither shall your lande giue her increase, neither shall the trees of the land giue their fruite.

Darby Translation

and your strength shall be spent in vain, and your land shall not yield its produce; and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit.

Young's Literal Translation

and consumed hath been your strength in vain, and your land doth not give her produce, and the tree of the land doth not give its fruit.

Bible in Basic English

And your strength will be used up without profit; for your land will not give her increase and the trees of the field will not give their fruit.

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Cross references

“your strength”

Psalm 127:1 Isaiah 49:4 Habakkuk 2:13 Galatians 4:11

Psalm 127:1 · BSB

Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

Isaiah 49:4 · BSB

But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”

Habakkuk 2:13 · BSB

Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

Galatians 4:11 · BSB

I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.

“for your land”

Deuteronomy 11:17 Leviticus 26:4 Deuteronomy 28:18 Deuteronomy 28:38–40 Deuteronomy 28:42 Job 31:40

Deuteronomy 11:17 · BSB

or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.

Leviticus 26:4 · BSB

I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.

Deuteronomy 28:18 · BSB

The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

Deuteronomy 28:38–40 · BSB

You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it.

Deuteronomy 28:42 · BSB

Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land.

Job 31:40 · BSB

then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.

Also

Isaiah 17:11

Isaiah 17:11 · BSB

though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout— yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,

21If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.

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