en_tn/lev/26/34.md

532 B

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)