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Jeremiah 17:21

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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;

Jeremiah 17:21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 17:21

Theological / Devotional

Thus saith the Lord. This and the following verses show that Sabbath desecration was carried on in Jerusalem, particularly in the city’s “gates” (see on Gen. 19:1; Joshua 8:29).

Burden. See a similar record of Sabbath-breaking in Neh. 13:15–22. These burdens may have included the grain, wine, fruits, fish, and other articles of trade that were brought into the city from the country by those coming to the Temple to worship. Also included were the wares of the city, which were sold on the holy day of rest. Thus the picture presented is that of a loose Sabbath observance, a practice most distasteful to God (see Isa. 56:2–6; cf. ch. 58:13, 14).

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