Allthe daysof [its] desolationit will observethe restwhichit did not observeon your sabbaths,while you were livingon it.
"Thereforethussaysthe LORD,'You have not obeyedMe in proclaimingreleaseeachmanto his brotherand eachmanto his neighbor.Behold,I am proclaiminga releaseto you,' declaresthe LORD,to the sword,to the pestilenceand to the famine;and I will makeyou a terrorto allthe kingdomsof the earth.
"Speakto the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'Whenyou comeinto the landwhichI shall giveyou, then the landshall havea sabbathto the LORD.
Thenthe landwill enjoyits sabbathsallthe daysof the desolation,while you are in your enemies'land;thenthe landwill restand enjoyits sabbaths.
As for those of you who may be left,I will also bringweaknessinto their heartsin the landsof their enemies.And the soundof a drivenleafwill chasethem, and even when noone is pursuingthey will fleeas thoughfrom the sword,and they will fall.
For we knowthat the wholecreationgroansand suffers the pains of childbirthtogetheruntilnow.
