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## Then the land will enjoy its Sabbaths ##
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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]])
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## so that even the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will startle them ##
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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]])
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