Keep the Sabbath Holy

Jeremiah 17

19 Thus said the Lord to me: "Go and stand in the People's Gate, by which b the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem, 20 and say: 'Hear the word of the Lord, b you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. 21 Thus says the Lord: Take care for the sake of your lives, and c do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. 22 And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath d or do any work, but e keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers. 23 Yet f they did not listen or incline their ear, g but stiffened their neck, that they h might not hear and receive instruction.

24 "'But if you listen to me, declares the Lord, and c bring in no burden by the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but e keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it, 25 then i there shall enter by the gates of this city kings and princes who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city shall be inhabited forever. 26 And people shall come from j the cities of Judah k and the places around Jerusalem, j from the land of Benjamin, k from the Shephelah, from the hill country, k and from l the Negeb, bringing m burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and m bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord. 27 But if you do not listen to me, to e keep the Sabbath day holy, c and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will n kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall o devour the palaces of Jerusalem and p shall not be quenched.'"

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 13:13
    Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord : Behold, I will fill with drunkenness all the inhabitants of this land: the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:19
    Thus said the Lord to me: "Go and stand in the People's Gate, by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
  3. Cross References
    John 5:10
    So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.
    Nehemiah 13:15 - 19
    In those days I saw in Judah people treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys, and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them on the day when they sold food.
  4. Cross References
    Numbers 15:32 - 36
    While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 23:12
    Six days you shall do your work, but on the sev...
    Exodus 31:13
    You are to speak to the people of Israel and sa...
    Isaiah 56:2
    Blessed is the man who does this, and the son o...
    Isaiah 58:13
    If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, fr...
    Ezekiel 20:12
    Moreover, I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign be...
    Ezekiel 20:20
    And keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a si...
    Exodus 20:8 - 11
    Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
    Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
    'Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as t...
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:24
    But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.
    Jeremiah 7:26
    Yet they did not listen to me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.
    Jeremiah 11:10
    They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers.
  7. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 30:8
    Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
    Acts 7:51
    You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
  8. Cross References
    Jeremiah 5:3
    O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You have struck them down, but they felt no anguish; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to repent.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:21
    Thus says the Lord : Take care for the sake of your lives, and do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:22
    And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath or do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 22:4
    For if you will indeed obey this word, then there shall enter the gates of this house kings who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their servants and their people.
  12. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:44
    Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord.
    Jeremiah 33:13
    In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the Lord.
  13. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:44
    Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord.
    Jeremiah 33:13
    In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the Lord.
  14. Cross References
    Zechariah 7:7
    Were not these the words that the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, with her cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?
  15. Cross References
    Zechariah 7:7
    Were not these the words that the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, with her cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?
  16. Cross References
    Zechariah 7:7
    Were not these the words that the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, with her cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?
  17. Cross References
    Genesis 13:1
    So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb.
  18. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:12
    If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil.
    Leviticus 22:29
    And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
    2 Chronicles 33:16
    He also restored the altar of the Lord and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and he commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel.
    Psalms 107:22
    And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
    Psalms 116:17
    I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
  19. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:12
    If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil.
    Leviticus 22:29
    And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
    2 Chronicles 33:16
    He also restored the altar of the Lord and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and he commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel.
    Psalms 107:22
    And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
    Psalms 116:17
    I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
  20. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:22
    And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath or do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers.
  21. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:21
    Thus says the Lord : Take care for the sake of your lives, and do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem.
  22. Cross References
    Jeremiah 21:14
    I will punish you according to the fruit of you...
    Jeremiah 43:12
    I shall kindle a fire in the temples of the god...
    Jeremiah 49:27
    And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascu...
    Jeremiah 50:32
    The proud one shall stumble and fall, with none...
    Lamentations 4:11
    The Lord gave full vent to his wrath; he poured...
    Amos 1:14
    So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, ...
  23. Cross References
    Jeremiah 52:13
    And he burned the house of the Lord, and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.
    2 Kings 25:9
    And he burned the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.
  24. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:20
    Therefore thus says the Lord God : behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched.
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