Leviticus 19:25 (GNV)

Passage

And in the fifth yeere shall ye eate of the fruite of it that it may yeelde to you the encrease thereof: I am the Lord your God.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:23 Also when ye shall come into the land, and haue planted euery tree for meate, ye shall count the fruite thereof as vncircumcised: three yeere shall it be vncircumcised vnto you, it shall not be eaten:

Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth yere all the fruite thereof shalbe holy to the praise of the Lord.

Leviticus 19:25 And in the fifth yeere shall ye eate of the fruite of it that it may yeelde to you the encrease thereof: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:26 Ye shall not eat the flesh with the blood, ye shall not vse witchcraft, nor obserue times.

Leviticus 19:27 Ye shall not cut rounde the corners of your heades, neither shalt thou marre the tuftes of thy beard.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fifth", "yeere", "shall", "eate", "fruite", "yeelde", "encrease", and "thereof". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fifth" and "yeere", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "But in the fourth yere all the..." into verse 26's "Ye shall not eat the flesh with...", so "fifth" and "yeere" 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 "fifth" and "yeere" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.