Leviticus 26:6

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“And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.”

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BSBPD

“And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And I have given peace in the land, and ye have lain down, and there is none causing trembling; and I have caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, and the sword doth not pass over into your land.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 26:6 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 23:29I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
  2. Leviticus 25:18You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.
  3. Leviticus 25:19Then the land will yield its fruit, so that you can eat your fill and dwell in safety in the land.
  4. Leviticus 26:22I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
  5. 2 Kings 2:24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
  6. 2 Kings 17:25Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
  7. 1 Chronicles 22:9But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
  8. 2 Chronicles 20:30Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
  9. Job 5:23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
  10. Job 11:19You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
  11. Psalms 3:5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
  12. Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
  13. Psalms 29:11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
  14. Psalms 85:8I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
  15. Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
  16. Psalms 144:14Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.
  17. Psalms 147:14He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
  18. Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
  19. Proverbs 6:22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
  20. Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
  21. Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
  22. Isaiah 35:9No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
  23. Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
  24. Jeremiah 30:10As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.

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