That fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee to you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of its own accord, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine.
Parallel translations
- WEB That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee to you. In it you shall not sow, neither reap that which grows of itself, nor gather from the undressed vines.
- KJV A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
- BSB The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you; you are not to sow the land or reap its aftergrowth or harvest the untended vines.
- NASB You shall have the fiftieth year as a jubilee; you shall not sow, nor harvest its aftergrowth, nor gather grapes from its untrimmed vines.
- NLT This fiftieth year will be a jubilee for you. During that year you must not plant your fields or store away any of the crops that grow on their own, and don’t gather the grapes from your unpruned vines.
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Quick answer
Like the Sabbath year, the Jubilee year required no sowing or harvesting. Israel rested and trusted God during this holy year.
Overview
The fiftieth year followed the forty-ninth Sabbath year in suspending normal agriculture, calling for extended dependence on God. This back-to-back rest demanded extraordinary faith in the LORD's provision. It magnified the lesson that life and security come from God's blessing, not human striving.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Lev 25:4–5but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to Yahweh. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.
- Lev 27:17If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand.
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