Leviticus 19:30 (ASV)

Passage

Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:29 Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

Leviticus 19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:31 Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "keep", "sabbaths", "reverence", "sanctuary", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "keep", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Profane not thy daughter to make her..." into verse 31's "Turn ye not unto them that have...", so "shall" and "keep" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "keep" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.