Verse 27
Jeremiah 17:27
Free Bible Version
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But if you refuse to listen to me and keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will set its gates alight with a fire that can't be put out, and it will burn down Jerusalem's fortresses.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אִם לֹ֨א תִשְׁמְע֜וּ אֵלַ֗/י לְ/קַדֵּשׁ֙ אֶת י֣וֹם הַ/שַּׁבָּ֔ת וּ/לְ/בִלְתִּ֣י שְׂאֵ֣ת מַשָּׂ֗א וּ/בֹ֛א בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּ/י֣וֹם הַ/שַּׁבָּ֑ת וְ/הִצַּ֧תִּי אֵ֣שׁ בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֗י/הָ וְ/אָֽכְלָ֛ה אַרְמְנ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וְ/לֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה
English Translation
And if you do not listen to Me to sanctify the Sabbath day and not to carry a burden and come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will consume the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be quenched.
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