Verse 4

But the seuenth yere shalbe a Sabbath of rest vnto the lande, the Lordes Sabbath it shalbe: thou shalt neither sowe thy fielde, nor cut thy vineyarde.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 25:20-23 : 20 And yf ye shall say, what shall we eate the seuenth yere? for we shall not sowe, nor gather in our increase: 21 I wyll sende my blessyng vpon you in the sixt yere, and it shall bryng foorth fruite for three yeres. 22 And ye shall sowe the eyght yere, and eate yet of olde fruite vntyll the ninth yere: euen vntill her fruites come ye shall eate of olde store. 23 The lande shall not be solde to waste: for the lande is myne, & ye be but staungers and soiourners with me.
  • 2 Chr 36:21 : 21 To fulfill the worde of the Lord by the mouth of Ieremia, vntill the lande had her pleasure of her Sabbathes: for as long as she lay desolate, she kept Sabbath, vntil threescore and ten yeres were fulfilled.
  • Exod 23:10-11 : 10 Sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thy lande, and gather in the fruites therof. 11 And the seuenth yere thou shalt let it rest and lie styll, that the poore of thy people may eate: And what they leaue, the beastes of the fielde shall eate. In lyke maner thou shalt deale with thy vineyarde and thyne oliue tree.
  • Lev 26:34-35 : 34 Then shall the lande enioy her Sabbathes as long as it lyeth voyde, and ye shalbe in your enemies lande: euen then shall the lande rest and enioy her Sabbathes. 35 As long as it lyeth voyde, it shall rest: because it dyd not rest in your Sabbathes when ye dwelt vpon it.
  • Lev 26:43 : 43 The lande also shalbe left of them, and shall enioy her Sabbathes whyle she lyeth waste without them: And they shall willingly accept their sinne, because they dispised my lawes, & because their soule abhorred my ordinaunces.