Jeremiah 17:21–27

²¹Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and ^ebear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; ²²Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, ^fneither do ye any work, but ^ffhallow ye the sabbath day, ^gas I commanded your fathers. ^23hBut they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but ⁱmade their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor ^kreceive instruction. ²⁴And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord, ^eto bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but ^fhallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; ^25lThen shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and ^mon horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever. ²⁶And they shall come from ⁿthe cities of Judah, and from ^nothe places about Jerusalem, and from ⁿthe land of Benjamin, and from ^nopthe plain, and from ⁿthe mountains, and from ^noqthe south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing ^rsacrifices of praise, unto the house of the Lord. ²⁷But if ye will not hearken unto me ^fto hallow the sabbath day, and not ^eto bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then ^swill I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and ^tit shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and ^uit shall not be quenched.