Jeremiah 17:21–27

²¹Thus says the Lord: ^e“Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; ²²nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I ^fcommanded your fathers. ^23gBut they did not obey nor incline their ear, but ⁸made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

²⁴“And it shall be, ^hif you heed Me carefully,” says the Lord, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the ⁱSabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work in it, ^25jthen shall enter the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, accompanied by the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever. ²⁶And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from ^kthe places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from ^lthe ⁹lowland, from the mountains and from ^mthe ¹South, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, bringing ⁿsacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord.

²⁷“But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then ^oI will kindle a fire in its gates, ^pand it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be ^qquenched.” ’ ”