Leviticus 25:20

What does Leviticus 25:20 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 25:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And if you say, Where will our food come from in the seventh year, when we may not put in seed, or get in the increase

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And when ye say, What do we eat in the seventh year, lo, we do not sow, nor gather our increase?

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But if you say: What shall we eat the seventh year, if we sow not, nor gather our fruits?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And if ye say, What shall we eat in the seventh year? behold, we may not sow, nor gather in our produce;

Context

v.19And the land shall yield its fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

v.20This passage

v.21then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 1:2

    Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

  • Matthew 6:25

    Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

  • Philippians 4:6

    In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:9

    And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

  • Psalms 78:19

    Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

  • Luke 12:29

    And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

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