18 Didn’t your ancestors do the same, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city?c And now you are rekindling his anger against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”

19 When shadows began to fall on the city gates of Jerusalem just before the Sabbath, I gave orders that the city gates be closed and not opened until after the Sabbath.d I posted some of my men at the gates, so that no goods could enter during the Sabbath day.e