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Jeremiah 17:21-27

21 This is what the Lord says: Be careful not to carry a load on the Sabbath day or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem.

22 Do not bring a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your forefathers.

23 Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline.

24 But if you are careful to obey me, declares the Lord, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy by not doing any work on it,

25 then kings who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this city with their officials. They and their officials will come riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by the men of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.

26 People will come from the towns of Judah and the villages around Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin and the western foothills, from the hill country and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings, incense and thank offerings to the house of the Lord.

27 But if you do not obey me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in the gates of Jerusalem that will consume her fortresses.’”

Cross References for Jeremiah 17:21-27

Acts 20:28 - Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. B... Click to read the verse Acts 20:28 Click to read the verse Acts 20:28

Deuteronomy 4:23 - Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he made with you; do not make f... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:23 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:23

Deuteronomy 4:9 - Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes ha... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:9 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:9

Numbers 15:32-36 - The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathe... Click to read the verse Numbers 15:32-36 Click to read the verse Numbers 15:32-36

Nehemiah 13:15-21 - In those days I saw men in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:15-21 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:15-21

Proverbs 4:23 - Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:23

Joshua 23:11 - So be very careful to love the Lord your God. Click to read the verse Joshua 23:11 Click to read the verse Joshua 23:11

Deuteronomy 4:15 - Idolatry Forbidden You saw no form of any kind the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of th... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:15

Hebrews 12:15-16 - See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:15-16 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:15-16

Hebrews 2:1-3 - Warning to Pay Attention We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:1-3 Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:1-3

Luke 8:18 - Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not h... Click to read the verse Luke 8:18 Click to read the verse Luke 8:18

Deuteronomy 11:16 - Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:16

Mark 4:24 - “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measure... Click to read the verse Mark 4:24 Click to read the verse Mark 4:24

John 5:9-12 - At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place wa... Click to read the verse John 5:9-12 Click to read the verse John 5:9-12

Jeremiah 17:22-27 - Do not bring a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:22-27 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:22-27

John 5:10 - and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to... Click to read the verse John 5:10 Click to read the verse John 5:10