Leviticus 25:18

Leviticus 25:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Therefore you shall do my statutes and keep my rules and perform them, and then you will dwell in the land securely.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘So you shall observe My statutes and keep My judgments, and perform them; and you will dwell in the land in safety.

Context of Leviticus 25:18

16If the years [until the next Jubilee] are many, you shall increase the price, but if the years remaining are few, you shall reduce the price, because it is the number of crops that he is selling to you. 17You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; for I am the Lord your God. ‘Therefore you shall carry out My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them, so that you may live securely on the land. 19Then the land will yield its produce, so that you can eat your fill and live securely on it. 20And if you say, “What are we going to eat in the seventh year if we do not sow [seed] or gather in our crops?”

Leviticus 25:18 word by word

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֙ אֶת־חֻקֹּתַ֔י וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם אֹתָ֑ם וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ לָבֶֽטַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore ye shall doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• and keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• them; and ye shall dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• in safetyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:18

• Leviticus 19:37You shall observe and keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them. I am the Lord.’ ”
• Psalms 103:18To those who honor and keep His covenant, And remember to do His commandments [imprinting His word on their hearts].
• Leviticus 26:3If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments and [obediently] do them,
• Deuteronomy 12:10When you cross the Jordan and live in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in security,
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now it shall be, if you diligently listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all of His commandments which I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin he said, “May the beloved of the Lord dwell in safety by Him; He shields and covers him all the day long, And he dwells between His shoulders.”
• Psalms 4:8In peace [and with a tranquil heart] I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety and confident trust.
• Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”
• Jeremiah 7:3Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Change your ways and your behavior, and I will let you live in this place.
• Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called; ‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’
• Jeremiah 25:5saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way and the evil of your actions [that you may not forfeit the right to] live in the land that the Lord has given to you and your forefathers forever and ever;
• Jeremiah 33:16In those days Judah will be saved and [the people of] Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the Lord Our Righteousness (Justice).’
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, those [back in Palestine] who inhabit these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was [only] one man and he took possession of the land, but we are many; the land has [most certainly] been given to us [to possess] as property.’
• Ezekiel 34:25“I will make a covenant of peace with them and will eliminate the predatory animals from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep [safely] in the woods.
• Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18In safety - i. e., secure from famine, Leviticus 26:5; Deuteronomy 12:10.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 The word "jubilee" signifies a peculiarly animated sound of the silver trumpets. This sound was to be made on the evening of the great day of atonement; for the proclamation of gospel liberty and salvation results from the sacrifice of the Redeemer. It was provided that the lands should not be sold away from their families. They could only be disposed of, as it were, by leases till the year of jubilee, and then returned to the owner or his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-55Just as seven days made a week ending in a Sabbath day, every seven years ended with a Sabbath year. After seven Sabbath years, or 49 years, came a special year called the Year of Jubilee. Like so many holy days, these times were meant for reflecting on Israel's shared identity and their relationship with God. Every Israelite, both free and servant, had a place in God’s kingdom. So, those bound in servitude were set free during the Year of Jubilee…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-238-11. thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years--This most extraordinary of all civil institutions, which received the name of "Jubilee" from a Hebrew word signifying a musical instrument, a horn or trumpet, began on the tenth day of the seventh month, or the great day of atonement, when, by order of the public authorities, the sound of trumpets proclaimed the beginning of the universal redemption. All prisoners and captives obtained their liberties…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:18

• Jubilee
• Reward

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Fill
• Increase
• Redeem
• Redemption
• Rest
• Sabbath
• Agrarian Laws

Commentaries on Leviticus 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings