Leviticus 25:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give unto you; then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the Lord spoke unto Moses on mount Sinai, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 23:10And six years shalt thou sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof;
Leviticus 23:32A sabbath of rest it shall be unto you, and ye shall fast: on the ninth day of the month at evening [shall ye begin], from evening unto evening shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
Leviticus 26:35All the days of its desolation shall it rest, the time which it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
Deuteronomy 32:49Get thee up into this mountain of 'Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is in front of Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession;
2 Chronicles 36:21To fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had satisfied its sabbaths: all the days of its desolation it rested, till seventy years were completed.
Psalms 115:16The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:2-8
The Sabbatical Year. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses in Mount Sinai, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord . 3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord : thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That… Read the whole commentary →