Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
What does Jeremiah 17:22 mean?
The prophet was to lay before the rulers and the people of Judah, the command to keep holy the sabbath day. Let them strictly Notice the fourth command.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Jeremiah 17:19-23 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Jeremiah 17:22
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Context in Jeremiah 17
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Jeremiah 17 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as conflict with kings, priests, and prophets. Jeremiah combines fierce warning, autobiographical anguish, symbolic action, the promise of a new covenant, and the trauma of Jerusalem’s fall. Read this chapter with the wider themes of judgment, tears, and new covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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