Jeremiah 17:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 17:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 17:22 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath da..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 17:22 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 17:22 (KJV)
Jeremiah 17:22 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 17:22
“And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:22: burden, sabbath, day
“And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:22: neither, houses, day
“But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:22: sabbath, day, any
“Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. holy: Heb. holiness”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:22: sabbath, day, any
“But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 17:22: sabbath, day, any
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