Isaac sowed crops in that land, and that year he harvested a hundred times as much as he had sown, because the LORD blessed him.

During the seven years of plenty the land produced abundant crops,

Remember that I, the LORD, have given you a day of rest, and that is why on the sixth day I will always give you enough food for two days. Everyone is to stay where he is on the seventh day and not leave his home."

"The LORD will bless your towns and your fields.

"The LORD your God will bless your work and fill your barns with grain. He will bless you in the land that he is giving you.

It is like the dew on Mount Hermon, falling on the hills of Zion. That is where the LORD has promised his blessing--- life that never ends.

It is the LORD's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.

And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity.

But the seventh year is to be a year of complete rest for the land, a year dedicated to the LORD. Do not plant your fields or prune your vineyards.

Count seven times seven years, a total of forty-nine years.

In this way you shall set the fiftieth year apart and proclaim freedom to all the inhabitants of the land. During this year all property that has been sold shall be restored to the original owner or the descendants, and any who have been sold as slaves shall return to their families.