Reference

Leviticus 25:16

Land Sabbath / Rest for the EarthTime-Bound Fulfillment
“According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.”
14

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

15

According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

16

According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

17

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

18

Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Time-Bound Fulfillment
Keyword Match
85% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

This verse discusses the pricing of land based on the number of years until the next Jubilee, which is a system of land valuation rather than a direct command for the land itself to rest. The focus is on the financial transaction and the remaining duration of ownership, not on the agricultural practice of fallowing or the land's inherent need for rest.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

This verse describes a practical economic principle for valuing property based on the remaining years of its use until a fixed future event (the Jubilee), not the fulfillment of a prophecy with a defined duration.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

Cross-References

Leviticus 25:51Thematic

“If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.”

Leviticus 25:27Thematic

“Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.”

Thematic Connections

Land Sabbath / Rest for the EarthTime-Bound Fulfillment

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