## Then the land will enjoy its Sabbaths ## Yahweh speaks about the land as if it were a person resting from work. This means that while the people are in exile no one will plant seed and grow crops. This allows the land to rest. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]) ## so that even the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will startle them ## This is an exaggeration that emphasizes that the people will become very afraid even of things that do not matter. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])