Exodus 23:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Plant seeds, harvest your crops, and work the ground for six years.

Cross References

Exodus 23:11

But the seventh year must be a special time of rest for the land. Don’t plant anything in your fields. If any crops grow there, allow the poor to have it. And allow the wild animals to eat the food that is left. You should do the same with your vineyards and with your fields of olive trees.

Leviticus 25:1

The Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai. He said,

Numbers 16:14

Why should we follow you? You did not bring us into the new land filled with many good things. You did not give us the land God promised. You did not give us the fields or the vineyards. Will you make these men your slaves? No! We will not come.”

Nehemiah 10:31

“We promise not to work on the Sabbath day. If the people living around us bring grain or other things to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy them on that special day or on any other festival. Every seventh year, we will not plant or work the land. And every seventh year, we will cancel every debt that other people owe to us.

Leviticus 25:7

And there will be enough food for your cattle and other animals to eat.