Leviticus 26:20

What does Leviticus 26:20 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 26:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Your labour shall be spent in vain: the ground shall not bring forth her increase: nor the trees yield their fruit.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.19And I will break the pride of your power: and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass;

v.20This passage

v.21And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 26:4

    then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

  • Deuteronomy 28:42

    All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess.

  • Haggai 1:9

    Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.

  • Psalms 127:1

    Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:6

    I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

  • Galatians 4:11

    I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.

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