Leviticus 26:16

“then I will do this to you: I will appoint over you terror, wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and drain the life; and you will sow your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.”

Leviticus 26:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 26:16, word by word

will doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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I will appointהִפְקַדְתִּיhifkadti

appoint

To put someone in charge.

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terrorבֶּהָלָהbehala

sudden terror

Sudden terror, dismay.

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wasting diseaseשַּׁחֶפֶתshachefet

wasting disease

A disease that wastes the body away.

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and feverקַּדַּחַתkadachat

fever

Burning fever.

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that consumeמְכַלּוֹתmechalot

be spent

To be used up little by little until nothing is left.

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the eyesעֵינַיִםenayim

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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and drainמְדִיבֹתmedivot

make faint, consume

Make faint, waste away with grief.

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the lifeנָפֶשׁnafesh

life

Life, when it is at stake.

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and you will sowזְרַעְתֶּםzeratem

sow

To put seed in the ground.

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your seedזַרְעֲzara

seed

What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.

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in vainרִיקrik

in vain

In vain, for nothing.

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for your enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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will eat itאֲכָלֻachalu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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The context

15and if you reject my statutes, and if your soul loathes my rules, so that you do not do all my commandments, and you break my covenant,

16 · This verse (above)

17And I will set my face against you, and you will be struck down before your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one is pursuing you.

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