1. Leviticus 26:21 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How does verse 21 function within the chapter?

Leviticus 26:21 (ESV)

21 “Then if you walk contrary to me and will not listen to me, I will continue striking you, sevenfold for your sins.

Leviticus 26:21 outlines the third series of curses that will fall on the disobedient nation. The following verse is a reversal of Leviticus 26:6. There, the LORD promised to remove wild beats from the land, making the people dwell in peace. Disobedience, however, will result in wild beasts ravaging the land.