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

16You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests. 17Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land. 19Then the land will yield its fruit, so that you can eat your fill and dwell in safety in the land. 20Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’

Leviticus 25:18 word by word

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

• You are to keepעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• My statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• carefullyשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• My judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• so that you may dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• securelyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
• inעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:18

• Leviticus 19:37You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”
• Psalms 103:18to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.
• Leviticus 26:3If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,
• Deuteronomy 12:10When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 33:12Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
• Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
• Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
• Jeremiah 7:3Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
• Jeremiah 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
• Jeremiah 25:5The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.
• Jeremiah 33:16In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
• Ezekiel 34:25I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
• Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back 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