Jeremiah 15:7
15:7 The Lord continued,
“In every town in the land I will purge them
like straw blown away by the wind.
I will destroy my people.
I will kill off their children.
I will do so because they did not change their behavior.
Jeremiah 17:21
17:21 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.
Jeremiah 17:24-25
17:24 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.
17:25 If you do this,
then the kings and princes who follow in David’s succession
and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates, as well as their officials and the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem.
This city will always be filled with people.
Jeremiah 17:27
17:27 But you must obey me and set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not carry any loads in through
the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. If you disobey, I will set the gates of Jerusalem on fire. It will burn down all the fortified dwellings in Jerusalem and no one will be able to put it out.’”
Jeremiah 22:4
22:4 If you are careful to
obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.