Jeremiah 17:21
Thus, saith Yahweh, Take heed unto your souls,—And do not bear any burden on the sabbath day, Nor bring it in through the gates of Jerusalem,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Numbers 15:32While the sons of Israel were in the desert, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.
Deuteronomy 4:15Ye must take diligent heed, therefore unto your own souls, for ye saw no manner of form, on the day Yahweh spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire;
Deuteronomy 11:16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be befooled,—and ye turn aside and serve other gods, and bow down to them.
Nehemiah 13:15In those days, saw I in Judah—some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves and lading asses, moreover also wine, grapes, and figs, and every kind of burden, which they were bringing into Jerusalem on the sabbath day,—so I protested against it, as a day for them to sell provisions.
Proverbs 4:23Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.
Jeremiah 17:22Neither shall ye take forth any burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, Nor any manner of work, shall ye do,—But ye shall hallow the sabbath day, As I commanded your fathers.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:20-27
Sabbath-Sanctification. ( b. c. 600.) 19 Thus said the Lord unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20 And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the Lord , ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: 21 Thus saith the Lord ; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22… Read the whole commentary →