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Nehemiah 13:15-20 Rebuilding the Wall

15 In those days I saw men in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, together with wine, grapes, figs and all other kinds of loads. And they were bringing all this into Jerusalem on the Sabbath. Therefore I warned them against selling food on that day.

16 Men from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them in Jerusalem on the Sabbath to the people of Judah.

17 I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this wicked thing you are doing—desecrating the Sabbath day?

18 Didn’t your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this calamity upon us and upon this city? Now you are stirring up more wrath against Israel by desecrating the Sabbath.”

19 When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be shut and not opened until the Sabbath was over. I stationed some of my own men at the gates so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day.

20 Once or twice the merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods spent the night outside Jerusalem.

Cross References for Nehemiah 13:15-20

Exodus 20:8-11 - “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Click to read the verse Exodus 20:8-11 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:8-11

Isaiah 58:13 - “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, i... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:13

Deuteronomy 5:14 - but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:14

Exodus 34:21 - “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing seaso... Click to read the verse Exodus 34:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:21

Deuteronomy 5:12-14 - “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:12-14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:12-14

1 Thessalonians 4:6 - and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:6

Jeremiah 17:21-22 - This is what the Lord says: Be careful not to carry a load on the Sabbath day or bring it throu... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:21-22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:21-22

Ezekiel 20:13 - “‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled against me in the desert. They did not follow my decrees bu... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:13 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:13

Nehemiah 9:29 - “You warned them to return to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. T... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:29 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:29

Psalms 50:7 - “Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your ... Click to read the verse Psalms 50:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 50:7

Exodus 35:2 - For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest... Click to read the verse Exodus 35:2 Click to read the verse Exodus 35:2

Nehemiah 10:31 - “When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not bu... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:31 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:31

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

Acts 20:21 - I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith... Click to read the verse Acts 20:21 Click to read the verse Acts 20:21

Galatians 5:3 - Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the w... Click to read the verse Galatians 5:3 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:3

Jeremiah 17:27 - But if you do not obey me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any load as you come thr... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:27 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:27

Acts 2:40 - With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corr... Click to read the verse Acts 2:40 Click to read the verse Acts 2:40

Revelation 22:18-19 - I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to th... Click to read the verse Revelation 22:18-19 Click to read the verse Revelation 22:18-19

Nehemiah 13:21 - But I warned them and said, “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I wi... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:21 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:21

Deuteronomy 8:19 - If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:19

Ephesians 4:17 - Living as Children of Light So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no ... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:17 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:17

Jeremiah 17:24 - But if you are careful to obey me, declares the Lord, and bring no load through the gates of th... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:24 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:24

Isaiah 5:2 - He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watcht... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:2

Jeremiah 42:19 - “O remnant of Judah, the Lord has told you, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Be sure of this: I warn you t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:19

2 Chronicles 24:19 - Although the Lord sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testif... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 24:19 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 24:19

Proverbs 28:4 - Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them. Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:4

Micah 6:3 - “My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me. Click to read the verse Micah 6:3 Click to read the verse Micah 6:3

Job 39:12 - Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor? Click to read the verse Job 39:12 Click to read the verse Job 39:12