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 Living Translation (NLT)“If you want to live securely in the land, follow my decrees and obey my regulations.

Context of Leviticus 25:18

16According to the multitude of years you shall increase its price, and according to the fewer number of years you shall diminish its price; for he sells to you according to the number of the years of the crops. 17Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God. ‘So you shall observe My statutes and keep My judgments, and perform them; and you will dwell in the land in safety. 19Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill, and dwell there in safety. 20‘And if you say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, since we shall not sow nor gather in our produce?”

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 19:37‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the Lord.’ ”
• Psalms 103:18To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
• Leviticus 26:3‘If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them,
• Deuteronomy 12:10But when you cross over the Jordan and dwell in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety,
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin he said: “The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him, Who shelters him all the day long; And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”
• Psalms 4:8I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
• Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”
• Jeremiah 7:3Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell 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 25:5They said, ‘Repent now everyone of his evil way and his evil doings, and 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 safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’
• Ezekiel 34:25“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
• Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all 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

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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