God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 26:5
5Threshing time will last until grape gathering, and grape gathering will last until planting. You will eat all you want and live securely in your land.
Leviticus 26:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
- New International Version (NIV)Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing; you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
Context of Leviticus 26:5
3“This is what I will do if you will live by my laws and carefully obey my commands: 4“I will give you rain at the right time. The land will produce its crops, and the trees in the field will produce their fruit. Threshing time will last until grape gathering, and grape gathering will last until planting. You will eat all you want and live securely in your land. 6“I will bring peace to your land. You will lie down with no one to scare you. I will remove dangerous animals, and there will be no war in your land. 7You will chase your enemies, and you will defeat them.
Read all of Leviticus 26Leviticus 26:5 word by word
וְהִשִּׂ֨יג לָכֶ֥ם דַּ֙יִשׁ֙ אֶת־בָּצִ֔יר וּבָצִ֖יר יַשִּׂ֣יג אֶת־זָ֑רַע וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם לַחְמְכֶם֙ לָשֹׂ֔בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And your threshingדַּ֫יִשׁdayish · threshingH1786
- shall reachנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
- unto the vintageבָּצִירbâtsîyr · vintageH1210
- unto the sowing timeזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
- and ye shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- your breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- to the fullשֹׂ֫בַעώôba‛ · satietyH7648
- and dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- safelyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
Cross-references for Leviticus 26:5
- Amos 9:13The days are going to come, declares the Lord, when the one who plows will catch up to the one who harvests, and the one who stomps on grapes will catch up to the one who plants. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills.
- Matthew 9:37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is large, but the workers are few.
- John 4:35“Don’t you say, ‘In four more months the harvest will be here’? I’m telling you to look and see that the fields are ready to be harvested.
- Leviticus 25:19The land will give you its products, and you will eat all you want and live there securely.
- Exodus 16:8Moses also said, “The Lord will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the food you want in the morning. The Lord has heard you complaining about him. Who are we? You’re not complaining about us but about the Lord.”
- Deuteronomy 11:15I will provide grass in the fields for your animals, and you will be able to eat all you want.
- Joel 2:19The Lord said to his people, “I am going to send grain, new wine, and olive oil to you. You will be satisfied with them. I will no longer make you a disgrace among the nations.
- Acts 14:17Yet, by doing good, he has given evidence of his existence. He gives you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons. He fills you with food and your lives with happiness.”
- 1 Timothy 6:17Tell those who have the riches of this world not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, they should place their confidence in God who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
- Leviticus 25:18“Obey my laws, and carefully follow my rules. Then you will live securely in the land.
- Job 11:18You will feel confident because there’s hope, and you will look around and rest in safety.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 90:1O Lord, you have been our refuge throughout every generation.
- Psalms 91:1Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me will live without worry and will be free from the dread of disaster.”
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe.
Commentaries on Leviticus 26:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Your threshing shall reach unto the vintage - According to Pliny, Hist. Nat., l. xviii., c. 18, the Egyptians reaped their barley six months, and their oats seven months, after seed time; for they sowed all their grain about the end of summer, when the overflowings of the Nile had ceased. It was nearly the same in Judaea: they sowed their corn and barley towards the end of autumn, and about the month of October; and they began their barley-harvest after…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-45Verses 3-45 As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Leviticus 26:4 Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons, called…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5When Israel returned from captivity, God promised such a great harvest that it would last until the time of planting the next crops (see Amos 9:13; Joel 3:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time, &c.--The barley harvest in Judea was about the middle of April; the wheat harvest about six weeks after, or in the beginning of June. After the harvest came the vintage, and fruit gathering towards the latter end of July. Moses led the Hebrews to believe that, provided they were faithful to God, there would be no idle time between the harvest and vintage, so…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 26
- 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
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