KJV ORIGINAL
And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And if you still won't listen to me after all this, then I will punish you seven times more severely for your sins.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that continued disobedience will lead to increasingly severe consequences - His discipline will intensify if people refuse to listen to Him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from God's covenant warnings to the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. In Leviticus 26, God outlined both blessings for obedience and escalating consequences for rebellion. The 'seven times more' represents complete or perfect judgment in Hebrew thinking, where seven symbolized completeness.
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