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Jeremiah 17:22

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You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 22

In this chapter, I. God convicts the Jews of the sin of idolatry by the notorious evidence of the fact, and condemns them to captivity for it (Jer 17:1-4). II. He shows them the folly of all their carnal confidences, which should stand them in no stead when God's time came to contend with them, and that this was one of the sins upon which his controversy with them was grounded (Jer 17:5-11). III. The prophet makes his appeal and address to God upon occasion of the malice of his enemies against him, committing himself to the divine protection, and begging of God to appear for him (Jer 17:12-18). IV. God, by the prophet, warns the people to keep holy the sabbath day, assuring them that, if they did, it should be the lengthening out of their tranquility, but that, if not, God would by some desolating judgment assert the honour of his sabbaths (Jer 17:19-27).

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Strong's Concordancev. 22

יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, H3318) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and… מַשָּׂא (massâʼ, H4853) — a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance,… בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) שַׁבָּת (shabbâth, H7676) — intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath יוֹם (yôwm, H3117) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to… עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application מְלָאכָה (mᵉlâʼkâh, H4399) — properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work… קָדַשׁ (qâdash, H6942) — to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) צָוָה (tsâvâh, H6680) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin אָב (ʼâb, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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Ezekiel 20:12rank 7

I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Isaiah 58:13rank 4

If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,

Exodus 23:12rank 3

For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.

Leviticus 19:3rank 2

Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

Luke 6:5rank 2

Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Ezekiel 22:8rank 2

You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths.

Luke 23:56rank 2

Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

Revelation of John 1:10rank 2

On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

Leviticus 23:3rank 2

For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.

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