Leviticus 26:20

“And your strength shall be spent in vain, etc.] In endeavouring to till the ground, to plough, or sow, or to dig about the vines or olives, and prune them; for your land shall not yield its increase; produce corn, and bring forth grass, the one for the use of men, the other for the use of the cattle, and therefore both must starve: neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits; such as vines, olives, figs, pomegranates, etc. which were very plentiful in the land of Judea, and on which they much lived, and on which their more comfortable subsistence at least depended, (see <350317>Habakkuk 3:17); all this is the reverse of (<032604>Leviticus 26:4,5,10).”

“As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 20:22-33 concludes with promises and warnings Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Deut. 27–30 is marked by broader and deeper promises and denunciations having immediate reference not only to outward consequences, but to the spiritual death incurred by transgressing the divine will. Leviticus 26:4 Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons,…”

“In vain - in plowing, and sowing, and tilling the ground. Leviticus 26:25”

“your strength: Psa 127:1; Isa 49:4; Hab 2:13; Gal 4:11 for your land: Lev 26:4; Deu 11:17, Deu 28:18, Deu 28:38-40, Deu 28:42; Job 31:40; Psa 107:34; Hag 1:9-11; Hag 2:16; Co1 3:6 Leviticus 26:21”