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41 Maybe they will admit that I turned against them and brought them into the land of their enemies. These people will be like strangers to me. But maybe they will become humble[a] and accept the punishment for their sin. 42 If they do, I will remember my agreement with Jacob. I will remember my agreement with Isaac. I will remember my agreement with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

43 “The land will be empty. The land will enjoy its time of rest. Then the survivors will accept the punishment for their sins. They will learn that they were punished because they hated my laws and refused to obey my rules.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 26:41 These people … humble Literally, “If they humble their uncircumcised heart.”

41 which made me hostile(A) toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies—then when their uncircumcised hearts(B) are humbled(C) and they pay(D) for their sin, 42 I will remember my covenant with Jacob(E) and my covenant with Isaac(F) and my covenant with Abraham,(G) and I will remember the land. 43 For the land will be deserted(H) by them and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them. They will pay for their sins because they rejected(I) my laws and abhorred my decrees.(J)

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