The Meaning of Leviticus 26:34 Explained

Leviticus 26:34

KJV: Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

YLT: Then doth the land enjoy its sabbaths -- all the days of the desolation, and ye in the land of your enemies -- then doth the land rest, and hath enjoyed its sabbaths;

Darby: Then shall the land enjoy its sabbaths all the days of the desolation, when ye are in your enemies' land; then shall the land rest, and enjoy its sabbaths.

ASV: Then shall the land enjoy its sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye are in your enemies land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy its sabbaths.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then shall the land  enjoy  her sabbaths,  as long  as it lieth desolate,  and ye [be] in your enemies'  land;  [even] then shall the land  rest,  and enjoy  her sabbaths. 

What does Leviticus 26:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 26:21-46 - Desolation And Captivity For The Stubborn
Notwithstanding the solemn and appalling pictures placed before Israel in these verses, they forsook the Lord and served other gods. Thus, they brought upon themselves the sore judgments threatened against them, consisting of defeat, scarcity, wild beasts, pestilence and famine, the horrors of siege and desolation, followed by dispersion to the four winds of heaven. The book of Judges illustrates the first, and the destruction of Jerusalem, as told by Josephus, the last of these plagues.
Under the curse of this chapter the chosen people are suffering to this very hour. Scattered and peeled, wasted and outcast, they are monuments of God's truthfulness to His word. They teach an impressive lesson which the nations of the world would do well to lay to heart. Note that remarkable expression about accepting their punishment, as the necessary condition of forgiveness and restoration. The same condition always holds.
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Chapter Summary: Leviticus 26

1  Of idolatry
2  Reverence
3  A blessing to those who keep the commandments
14  A curse to those who break them
40  God promises to remember those who repent

What do the individual words in Leviticus 26:34 mean?

Then shall enjoy the land - its sabbaths all as long as it lies desolate and you [are] in land your enemies' then shall rest the land and enjoy its sabbaths
אָז֩ תִּרְצֶ֨ה הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־ שַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָ כֹּ֚ל יְמֵ֣י הֳשַׁמָּ֔ה וְאַתֶּ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם אָ֚ז תִּשְׁבַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִרְצָ֖ת שַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ

תִּרְצֶ֨ה  shall  enjoy 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: רָצָא 
Sense: to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably.
הָאָ֜רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָ  its  sabbaths 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
יְמֵ֣י  as  long  as 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הֳשַׁמָּ֔ה  it  lies  desolate 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁמֵם  
Sense: to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy.
וְאַתֶּ֖ם  and  you  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine plural
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ  in  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם  your  enemies' 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֹיֵב  
Sense: (Qal) enemy.
תִּשְׁבַּ֣ת  shall  rest 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְהִרְצָ֖ת  and  enjoy 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: רָצָא 
Sense: to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably.
שַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ  its  sabbaths 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.

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