Leviticus 25:8-18

Living Bible

⁸ “Every fiftieth year, ⁹ on the Day of Atonement,^[a] let the trumpets blow loud and long throughout the land. ¹⁰ For the fiftieth year shall be holy, a time to proclaim liberty throughout the land to all enslaved debtors, and a time for the canceling of all public and private debts. It shall be a year when all the family estates sold to others shall be returned to the original owners or their heirs.

¹¹ “What a happy year it will be! In it you shall not sow, nor gather crops nor grapes; ¹² for it is a holy Year of Jubilee for you. That year your food shall be the volunteer crops that grow wild in the fields. ¹³ Yes, during the Year of Jubilee everyone shall return home to his original family possession; if he has sold it, it shall be his again! ^14-16 Because of this, if the land is sold or bought during the preceding forty-nine years, a fair price shall be arrived at by counting the number of years until the Jubilee. If the Jubilee is many years away, the price will be high; if few years, the price will be low; for what you are really doing is selling the number of crops the new owner will get from the land before it is returned to you.

^17-18 “You must fear your God and not overcharge! For I am Jehovah. Obey my laws if you want to live safely in the land.