Jeremiah 17:21 Cross References - NSB

²¹ »Jehovah says: ‘Take heed for yourselves, and do not carry any load on the Sabbath day or bring anything in through the gates of Jerusalem.

³² One time, while the Israelites were still in the wilderness, a man was found gathering firewood on the Sabbath. ³³ He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation. ³⁴ They held him in custody until they decided what to do with him. ³⁵ Jehovah said to Moses: »This man must be put to death. The whole congregation must take him outside the camp and stone him.« ³⁶ So the whole congregation took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

⁹ »Be on your guard! Make sure you do not forget, as long as you live, what you have seen with your own eyes. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.

¹⁵ »Be careful! When God spoke to you from the fire, he was invisible.

¹⁶ »Guard yourselves! Your heart could be deceived. You could turn away and serve other gods and worship them.

²³ »Take care of yourselves. Do not forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you. Do not make a graven image, or the likeness of anything, which Jehovah your God has forbidden.

¹¹ »Take heed of yourselves to love Jehovah your God.

¹⁵ In those days, I saw in Judah some who were crushing grapes on the Sabbath, and harvesting grain and putting it on Asses; as well as wine and grapes and figs and all sorts of goods that they took into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. I gave witness against them on the day when they were marketing food. ¹⁶ There were men of Tyre there. They came with fish and all sorts of goods, trading with the children of Judah and in Jerusalem on the Sabbath. ¹⁷ Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them: »What is this evil you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy? ¹⁸ »Did not your fathers do the same, and did not our God send all this evil on us and on this town? You are causing more anger to come on Israel by not keeping the Sabbath holy.« ¹⁹ When the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the gate to be shut and not to be open again until after the Sabbath. I put some of my servants by the gate so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath day. ²⁰ So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice. ²¹ Then I gave witness against them and said: »Why are you waiting all night by the wall? If you do so again I will have you taken prisoners.« From that time they did not come again on the Sabbath.

²³ Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it come the source of life.

²² »You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the Sabbath day nor do any work. You should keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your forefathers. ²³ »Yet they did not listen or incline their ears. They stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction. ²⁴ »But it will come about, if you listen attentively to me, declares Jehovah, to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to keep the Sabbath day holy by doing no work on it, ²⁵ then there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David. They will ride in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. This city will be inhabited for a very long time. ²⁶ »They will come in from the cities of Judah and from the environs of Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country and from the Negev. They will bring burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings and incense. They will also bring sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house of Jehovah. ²⁷ »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 I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem. And it will not be quenched.«’«

²⁴ Then he said: »Be careful what you listen to. That which is portioned out by you might be portioned to you and more.

¹⁸ »Pay attention and hear! Whoever has will be given more. Whoever does not have, more will be taken away, and even what he thinks he has will be taken.«

⁹ Immediately the man was made whole. He picked up his bed and walked. It happened on the Sabbath day. ¹⁰ So the Jews told the man who was cured: »It is not lawful for you to pickup your bed for it is the Sabbath.« ¹¹ He answered: »He who made me whole told me to pick up my bed and walk.« ¹² »Who is the man,« they asked, »that said to you pick up your bed and walk?«

²⁸ »Be on guard for yourselves and the flock that the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Feed the Congregation of God that he purchased with the blood of his own [Son].

¹ Pay close attention to the things heard so we do not drift away. ² If the word spoken through angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward (penalty). ³ How shall we escape, if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first presented by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him.

¹⁵ See that no one misses the grace of God; that no bitter root spring up to cause trouble and defile many. ¹⁶ Let no one become immoral or unspiritual like Esau. He sold his birthright for a single meal!