Leviticus 16:31
It is a Sabbath of Sabbaths, a day of rest and self-denial. This regulation applies for all time.
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In The King James Version
It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 31:15Six days you can work, but the seventh day is to be a Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Anyone who does any work on the Sabbath day must be killed.
Leviticus 23:32It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall practice self-denial. You are to observe your Sabbath from the evening of the ninth day of the month until evening the next day.”
Isaiah 58:3“Didn't you see that we fasted?” they ask. “Didn't you notice how we denied ourselves?” That's because whenever you fast you still do whatever you want, and you treat your workers badly.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:30-34
29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: 30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord . 31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint,… Read the whole commentary →