Bible Strands
Leviticus 25:19
Then the land will yield its fruit, so that you can eat your fill and dwell in safety in the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Israel through Moses during the wilderness wanderings, framing the promise immediately after the command to keep statutes and immediately before the people's question about the seventh-year harvest.
The words — The Hebrew לָ/שֹׂ֑בַע (la./Soa') means "to abundance," while וִֽ/ישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָ/בֶ֖טַח (vi./shav.Tem la./Ve.tach) literally renders "and you will dwell in security."
The thread — The motif of land yielding fruit for satisfied eating and secure dwelling appears in Psalms 85:12, Joel 2:26, and Leviticus 26:5.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that agricultural obedience yields physical provision and removes fear, establishing a direct causal link between keeping statutes and experiencing material stability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
Cross-references
- Psalms 85:12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
- Joel 2:26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.
- Leviticus 26:5 Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.
- Psalms 67:6 The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
- Isaiah 30:23 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.
- Isaiah 65:21 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
- Ezekiel 34:25 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.
- Ezekiel 36:30 I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.
- Joel 2:24 The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.