Leviticus 25:19

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Modern

Then the land will yield its fruit, so that you can eat your fill and dwell in safety in the land.

Traditional

And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

Literal

And the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and dwell in safety there.

Latin

…et gignat vobis humus fructus suos, quibus vescamini usque ad saturitatem, nullius impetum formidantes.

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English

Then the land will yield its fruit, so that you can eat your fill and dwell in safety in the land.

Notes

Leviticus 25:1–55

Just as seven days made a week ending in a Sabbath day, every seven years ended with a Sabbath year. After seven Sabbath years, or 49 years, came a special year called the Year of Jubilee. Like so many holy days, these times were meant for reflecting on Israel's shared identity and their relationship with God.

Every Israelite, both free and servant, had a place in God’s kingdom. So, those bound in servitude were set free during the Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25:39–43). To reduce poverty and protect families, land sales were limited to fifty years. After that, the land returned to the original owner's family or clan.

The land belonged to God, and the Israelites were only "residents" (25:23). But it is unlikely that they actually used these laws. The best land ended up belonging to wealthy landowners (Isaiah 5:8–10; compare Amos 5:11).

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Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
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I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
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The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
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The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.

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