Jeremiah 17:21–27

²¹This is what the Lord says: Watch yourselves; do not pick up a load and bring it in through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. ^v22You must not carry a load out of your houses on the Sabbath day or do any work, ^wbut you must consecrate the Sabbath day, just as I commanded your ancestors. ^x23They wouldn’t listen or pay attention but became obstinate, ^ynot listening or accepting discipline.

²⁴“However, if you listen to Me, says the Lord, and do not bring loads through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day and consecrate the Sabbath day and do no work on it, ²⁵kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, ^zriding in chariots and on horses ^awith their officials, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. This city will be inhabited forever. ²⁶Then people will come from the cities of Judah and from the area around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from the Judean foothills, from the hill country and from the Negev ^bbringing burnt offerings and sacrifice, grain offerings and frankincense, and thank offerings to the house of the Lord. ²⁷If you do not listen to Me to consecrate the Sabbath day by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, I will set fire to its gates, ^cand it will consume the citadels ^dof Jerusalem ^eand not be extinguished.” ^f