As long as it lies desolate it shall rest-- for the time it did not rest on your sabbaths when you dwelt in it.
Leviticus 26:35
Surrounding context
26:34 Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in your enemies' land; then the land shall rest and enjoy its sabbaths.
26:35 As long as it lies desolate it shall rest-- for the time it did not rest on your sabbaths when you dwelt in it.
26:36 "And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee; they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues.