KJV ORIGINAL
And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And if you ask, 'What will we eat in the seventh year? Look, we won't be planting crops or harvesting our produce:'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse addresses the natural human concern about having enough food during the sabbatical year when farming was forbidden.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to the sabbatical year commanded in Leviticus, where every seventh year the Israelites were to let their land rest and not cultivate crops. This was part of God's agricultural and social laws for the promised land, designed to trust in His provision and allow the land to restore itself. The practice also included releasing debts and freeing Hebrew slaves, creating a regular cycle of rest and restoration.
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