Jeremiah 17:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

Ye will

Hebrews 12:25

To hallow

Jeremiah 17:21

Ezekiel 22:8

Then

Shall devour

Amos 2:5

Shall not

Mark 9:43

General references

Leviticus 26:14

Ezekiel 20:20

Bible References

Ye will

The Lord says, 'You must make sure to obey me. You must not bring any loads through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day. You must set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not do any work on that day.

The Lord said, "I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you, saying: 'Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!'" But they said, "We will not pay attention!"

Tell them that the Lord says, 'You must obey me! You must live according to the way I have instructed you in my laws.

"We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!

But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." Know for certain that the Lord has spoken.

"But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.

Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

To hallow

The Lord says, 'Be very careful if you value your lives! Do not carry any loads in through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.

You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths!

Then

You will lose your hold on the land which I gave to you as a permanent possession. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For you have made my anger burn like a fire that will never be put out."

O royal family descended from David. The Lord says: 'See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.

The Babylonian soldiers that are attacking this city will break into it and set it on fire. They will burn it down along with the houses where people have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods on their rooftops.

But if you refuse to surrender, the Lord has shown me a vision of what will happen. Here is what I saw:

"I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will burn up the palaces of Ben Hadad."

For a fire has been kindled by my anger, and it burns to lowest Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and ignites the foundations of the mountains.

For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.

(Kaf) The Lord fully vented his wrath; he poured out his fierce anger. He started a fire in Zion; it consumed her foundations.

They will burn down your houses and execute judgments on you in front of many women. Thus I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer give gifts to your clients.

and say to the scrub land of the Negev, 'Hear the word of the Lord: This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, I am about to start a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The flaming fire will not be extinguished, and the whole surface of the ground from the Negev to the north will be scorched by it.

So I will set Hazael's house on fire; fire will consume Ben Hadad's fortresses.

So I will set Moab on fire, and it will consume Kerioth's fortresses. Moab will perish in the heat of battle amid war cries and the blaring of the ram's horn.

Shall devour

The Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the temple of the Lord, and the people's homes, and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem.

He burned down the Lord's temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.

They burned down the Lord's temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items.

So I will set Judah on fire, and it will consume Jerusalem's fortresses."

Shall not

So," the Lord God says, "my raging fury will be poured out on this land. It will be poured out on human beings and animals, on trees and crops. And it will burn like a fire which cannot be extinguished."

This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!'"

The powerful will be like a thread of yarn, their deeds like a spark; both will burn together, and no one will put out the fire.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.

General references

"'If, however, you do not obey me and keep all these commandments --

Treat my Sabbaths as holy and they will be a reminder of our relationship, and then you will know that I am the Lord your God."