The Deceitful Heart
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But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
Nor have I longed for the woeful day;
(AJ)You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips
Was in Your presence.
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Nor have I longed for the woeful day;
(AJ)You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips
Was in Your presence.
The Sabbath Must Be Kept
19 Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and stand in the (i)public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as in all the gates of Jerusalem;
20 and say to them, ‘(AP)Listen to the word of the Lord, (AQ)kings of Judah, and all Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come in through these gates:
21 Thus says the Lord, “(AR)Take heed for yourselves, and (AS)do not carry any load on the sabbath day or bring anything in through the gates of Jerusalem.
22 You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the sabbath day (AT)nor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I (AU)commanded your (j)forefathers.
23 Yet they (AV)did not listen or incline their ears, but (AW)stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.
24 “But it will come about, if you (AX)listen attentively to Me,” declares the Lord, “to (AY)bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, (AZ)but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it,
25 (BA)then there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes (BB)sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this (BC)city will be inhabited forever.
26 They will come in from the (BD)cities of Judah and from the environs of Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the (BE)lowland, from the hill country and from the (BF)Negev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house of the Lord.
27 But (BG)if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then (BH)I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will (BI)devour the palaces of Jerusalem and (BJ)not be quenched.”’”
Footnotes:
a.
Jeremiah 17:1: ['So ancient versions; M.T. ', your]
b.
Jeremiah 17:2: ['I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity']
c.
Jeremiah 17:5: ['Lit ', arm]
d.
Jeremiah 17:6: ['Lit ', and is not inhabited]
e.
Jeremiah 17:10: ['Lit ', kidneys]
f.
Jeremiah 17:10: ['Lit ', fruit]
g.
Jeremiah 17:11: ['Lit ', his]
h.
Jeremiah 17:13: ['Lit ', away from Me]
i.
Jeremiah 17:19: ['Lit ', gate of the sons of the people]
j.
Jeremiah 17:22: ['Lit ', fathers]
Cross references:
X.
Jeremiah 17:10:
1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalm 139:23; Proverbs 17:3; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 20:12; Romans 8:27; Revelation 2:23
AA.
Jeremiah 17:11:
Luke 12:20
AE.
Jeremiah 17:13:
Luke 10:20
AO.
Jeremiah 17:18:
Psalm 35:8
AT.
Jeremiah 17:22:
Exodus 16:23-29; Exodus 20:8-10; Deuteronomy 5:12-14; Isaiah 56:2-6; Isaiah 58:13