Leviticus

Leviticus 26:19–20

¹⁹I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze, ²⁰and 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.

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Leviticus 26:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will break down	וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖י	wə·šā·ḇar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
your stubborn	עֻזְּכֶ֑ם	‘uz·zə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5797 strength, might
pride	גְּא֣וֹן	gə·’ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1347 exaltation
and make	וְנָתַתִּ֤י	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
your sky	שְׁמֵיכֶם֙	šə·mê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
like iron	כַּבַּרְזֶ֔ל	kab·bar·zel	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
and your land	אַרְצְכֶ֖ם	’ar·ṣə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
like bronze	כַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃	kan·nə·ḥu·šāh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5154 copper, bronze

Leviticus 26:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and your strength	כֹּחֲכֶ֑ם	kō·ḥă·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3581 strength, power
will be spent	וְתַ֥ם	wə·ṯam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8552 be complete, finished
in vain	לָרִ֖יק	lā·rîq	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7385 emptiness, vanity
For your land	אַרְצְכֶם֙	’ar·ṣə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
will not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
yield	תִתֵּ֤ן	ṯit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
its	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
produce	יְבוּלָ֔הּ	yə·ḇū·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2981 produce
and the trees	וְעֵ֣ץ	wə·‘êṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bear	יִתֵּ֖ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
their fruit	פִּרְיֽוֹ׃	pir·yōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6529 fruit

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Leviticus 26:19 Deuteronomy 28:23 · 1 Kings 17:1 · Isaiah 25:11 · Jeremiah 13:9 · Jeremiah 14:1–6 · Ezekiel 30:6 · Luke 4:25 · Daniel 4:37 · Zephaniah 3:11 · 1 Samuel 4:11

Leviticus 26:20 Deuteronomy 11:17 · Psalm 127:1 · Isaiah 49:4 · Habakkuk 2:13 · Leviticus 26:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.