Charles Ellicott Commentary Leviticus 26:17

"And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be smitten before your enemies: they that hate you shall rule over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you." — Leviticus 26:17 (ASV)

And I will set my face against you. —That is, make them feel His anger. (See Note on Leviticus 17:10.)

Be slain before your enemies. —Better, be smitten before your enemies, as this phrase is rendered in the Authorised Version (Numbers 14:42; Deuteronomy 1:42; Deuteronomy 28:25).

Shall reign over you. —Better, shall rule over you, as the Authorised Version renders it in Isaiah 14:2; Ezekiel 29:15; Ezekiel 34:4, and other passages.