Bible Strands
Leviticus 26:42
then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the Israelites through Moses, speaking at the conclusion of a covenant curse sequence and the threshold of national restoration.
The words — The Hebrew verb זָכַרְתִּי (za.khar.Ti) literally translates to "I will remember," standing alongside בְּרִיתִי (be.ri.Ti) for "My covenant" to denote a deliberate divine act of recalling prior commitments rather than a passive mental exercise.
The thread — The text's pattern of covenant remembrance appears in Exodus 2:24 and Exodus 6:5 during Egyptian bondage, and aligns with Ezekiel 16:60's promise to establish an everlasting covenant after historical failure.
Why it lands — The verse states that God will recall His commitments to Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, and the land, which requires the reader to ground future hope in divine faithfulness rather than human performance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
Cross-references
- Exodus 2:24 So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Exodus 6:5 Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.
- Ezekiel 16:60 But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
- Psalms 106:45 And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
- Psalms 136:23 He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
- Genesis 9:16 And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”
- Genesis 22:15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
- Genesis 26:5 because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
- Genesis 28:15 Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
- Deuteronomy 4:31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.