"As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it." — Leviticus 26:35

Leviticus 26:35 · KJV

“As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.”

— Leviticus 26:35

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.

Verse 36

And upon them that are left {alive} of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. {shaken: Heb. driven}

Leviticus 26 — Context

And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

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.

As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.

And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

Cross References

Isaiah 24:5-6

The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

Romans 8:22

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. {the...: or, every creature}