Leviticus 18:28

Verse

So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.

American Standard Version (1901)

that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

So that the land may not put you out from it, when you make it unclean, as it put out the nations which were there before you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Beware then, lest in like manner, it vomit you also out, if you do the like things, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

Free Bible Version

If you pollute the land, it will vomit you out just like it did the nations before you.

Geneva Bible 1599

And shall not the lande spue you out if ye defile it, as it spued out the people that were before you?)

King James (Authorized) Version

That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

One Unity Resource Bible

that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

Translation for Translators

So if you defile the land, I will get rid of [MET] you like I got rid of the people of those nations that were here before you came.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Therefore be careful so that the land does not vomit you up also after you have defiled it, as it vomited out the people who were before you.

Noah Webster Bible

That the land may not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you.

World English Bible

that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

Young's Literal Translation

and the land doth not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it hath vomited out the nation which [is] before you;

Context

Unlawful Sexual Relations

²⁷For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.²⁸So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.

Summary

Leviticus 18:28 serves as a stern warning from God to the Israelites about the consequences of defiling the land through sinful practices. The verse emphasizes that such actions would lead to the land vomiting out its inhabitants, symbolizing the severe judgment and expulsion that would result from disobedience. This passage underscores the importance of holiness and obedience to God's laws in order to maintain His favor and blessings upon the people. It also highlights the principle of reaping what one sows, showing that sin has serious repercussions both individually and corporately.

Commentary

John Gill
Tyndale

John Gill Bible Commentary

That the land spew not you out also, when ye defile it,.... By sinning on it, and so rendering it obnoxious to the curse of God, as the whole earth originally was for the sin of man; and so be cast out of it, as Adam was out of paradise, and as the Israelites might expect to be cast out of Canaan, as the old inhabitants of it had been: as it spewed out the nations that were before you; which for the certainty of it is spoken of as done, though it was as yet future; and what the Lord did is ascribed to the land, the more to aggravate their crying sins and abominations, for which the land mourned, and which it could not bear.

Leviticus 18:28

Unlawful Sexual Relations

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.

American Standard Version (1901)

that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

Bible in Basic English

So that the land may not put you out from it, when you make it unclean, as it put out the nations which were there before you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Beware then, lest in like manner, it vomit you also out, if you do the like things, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

Free Bible Version

If you pollute the land, it will vomit you out just like it did the nations before you.

Geneva Bible 1599

And shall not the lande spue you out if ye defile it, as it spued out the people that were before you?)

King James (Authorized) Version

That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.

One Unity Resource Bible

that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

Translation for Translators

So if you defile the land, I will get rid of [MET] you like I got rid of the people of those nations that were here before you came.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Therefore be careful so that the land does not vomit you up also after you have defiled it, as it vomited out the people who were before you.

Noah Webster Bible

That the land may not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you.

World English Bible

that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

Young's Literal Translation

and the land doth not vomit you out in your defiling it, as it hath vomited out the nation which [is] before you;

Leviticus 18:28

Verse

Context

Unlawful Sexual Relations

Summary

Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Leviticus 18:28

Unlawful Sexual Relations

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes