Leviticus 25:6The Sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for yourself, for your servant, for your maid, for your hired servant, and for your stranger, who lives as a foreigner with you.
The setting
Mount Sinai, ~1446 BC. Moses receives detailed laws about economic justice from God. Modern location: Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.
The emotion here: deliberate compassion for recording God's radical economic plan
The original word
shabbath (שַׁבַּת) — cessation, rest that restores and renews
Why it matters
This law prevented permanent poverty by giving land rest every seventh year
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 25:6
Even FOREIGNERS were included in God's economic safety net
Common misconceptionMost think this is just about farming, but it's actually God's welfare system - ensuring no one starved during economic downturns.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Leviticus 25:6
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 25:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 25:6 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is resting, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include provision, community, equality. Notable phrases: Sabbath of the land; for food for you. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same resting
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.”
— John 19:30
“Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.”
— Psalms 23:1
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfor…”
— Psalms 23:4
“"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."”
— Psalms 46:10
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