Jeremiah 17:24

If, however, you listen carefully to Me, says the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and keep the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks through Jeremiah to the people of Judah and Jerusalem immediately after describing their repeated refusal to heed His discipline. He issues a conditional command directing their behavior at the city gates on the Sabbath.

The words — The Hebrew אִם־ שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ (im-shamoa tishme'u) literally renders "if you listen carefully," establishing the precise condition for the Sabbath restrictions that follow.

The thread — The text directly continues the load-bearing prohibition from Jeremiah 17:21 and mirrors the covenant structure where obedience precedes blessing, as outlined in Deuteronomy 11:13.

Why it lands — The passage states that carrying no load through Jerusalem's gates and keeping the Sabbath holy are mandatory requirements. It demands that readers recognize their continued occupation of the city is contingent upon strict adherence to these specific rest regulations.

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The Hebrew words

וְ֠הָיָהVe./ha.yahand/ it will be אִם־'im-<if>שָׁמֹ֨עַsha.Mo.a'certainly [if] <to listen>תִּשְׁמְע֤וּןtish.me.'U/nyou will listen/ !אֵלַי֙'e.La/ito/ me נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh לְבִלְתִּ֣י׀le./vil.Tito/ not הָבִ֣יאha.Vi'to bring מַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'a burden בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe./sha.'a.Reiin/ [the] gates of הָעִ֥ירha./'Irthe/ city הַזֹּ֖אתha./Zot<the>/ this בְּי֣וֹםbe./Yomon/ [the] day of הַשַּׁבָּ֑תha./sha.Batthe/ sabbath וּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u./le./ka.Deshand/ to/ set apart as holy אֶת־'et-<obj.>י֣וֹםYom[the] day of הַשַּׁבָּ֔תha./sha.Batthe/ sabbath לְבִלְתִּ֥יle./vil.Tito/ not עֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-to doבּ֖וֹbo/hon <the>/ itכָּל־kol-any מְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.Khahwork

King James Version

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;

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 11:13 So if you carefully obey the commandments I am giving you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Jeremiah 17:21 This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
2 Peter 1:5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
Exodus 15:26 saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
Deuteronomy 11:22 For if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him—
Isaiah 21:7 When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”
Isaiah 55:2 Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
Isaiah 58:13 If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
Zechariah 6:15 Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”