And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
You will plant crops in the eighth year and continue eating from the food you stored from previous years until the ninth year. You'll keep eating from your old stored food until the new harvest comes in.
God is promising that the abundant harvest from the sixth year will provide enough food to last through the sabbatical year and beyond, until the next harvest comes in.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Leviticus, God gave the Israelites instructions for the Sabbath year, a period every seventh year when the land was to lie fallow and not be planted, as part of His laws for rest and renewal. This verse specifically promises that the harvest from the sixth year would be abundant enough to provide food through the seventh and eighth years until the new crops were ready, addressing potential fears of scarcity in an agrarian society. These commands were embedded in the covenant to teach the Israelites dependence on God's faithful provision rather than their own efforts.
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