Charles Ellicott Commentary Leviticus 26:14

"But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;" — Leviticus 26:14 (ASV)

But if ye will not hearken unto me. —The glowing promises of blessings for obedience are now followed by a catalogue of calamities of the most appalling nature, which will overtake the Israelites if they disobey the Divine commandments. The first degree of punishment with which this verse begins extends to Leviticus 26:17.