As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
As long as the land lies empty and ruined, it will rest; because it did not get to rest during your sabbaths when you lived on it.
This verse is saying that when the land becomes desolate, it will finally get the rest that God intended it to have through the sabbath years that the people failed to observe.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Leviticus, God gives the Israelites laws for living in the Promised Land, including the command to let the land rest every seventh year as a Sabbath, which was meant to ensure fertility and obedience. The Israelites often ignored these instructions, leading to warnings of exile and desolation as a form of divine judgment. This verse specifically refers to the period of exile when the unoccupied land would finally receive the rest it was denied during their occupation.
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