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 · 2000and 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 · 1611And 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 · 1901and 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 · 1949And 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 · 1862and 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) · 1752Your labour shall be spent in vain: the ground shall not bring forth her increase: nor the trees yield their fruit.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and 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
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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