Leviticus 26:35 (DRB)

Passage

In the enemy's land, she shall keep a sabbath, and rest in the sabbaths of her desolation: because she did not rest in your sabbaths, when you dwelt therein.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:33 And I will scatter you among the Gentiles: and I will draw out the sword after you. And your land shall be desert, and your cities destroyed.

Leviticus 26:34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths all the days of her desolation. When you shall be

Leviticus 26:35 In the enemy's land, she shall keep a sabbath, and rest in the sabbaths of her desolation: because she did not rest in your sabbaths, when you dwelt therein.

Leviticus 26:36 And as to them that shall remain of you I will send fear in their hearts in the countries of their enemies. The sound of a flying leaf shall terrify them: and they shall flee as it were from the sword. They shall fall, when no man pursueth them.

Leviticus 26:37 And they shall every one fall upon their brethren as fleeing from wars: none of you shall dare to resist your enemies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "enemy's", "land", "shall", "keep", "sabbath", "rest", "sabbaths", and "desolation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "enemy's" and "land", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths..." into verse 36's "And as to them that shall remain...", so "enemy's" and "land" 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 "enemy's" and "land" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.