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.
Don't carry heavy loads out of your houses on the Sabbath day, and don't do any work. Instead, keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your ancestors.
God is reminding His people to honor the Sabbath by resting from work and treating it as a sacred day, just like He told their ancestors to do.
📚 Historical Context
This command was given through the prophet Jeremiah to the people of Judah around 600 BC, during a time when they were ignoring God's laws and facing judgment. The Sabbath was established as a weekly day of rest from the time of Moses, but the people had become careless about observing it properly. Jeremiah was calling them back to faithfulness in both big and small matters, including proper Sabbath observance.
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