Jeremiah 17:22 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:20 and say unto them, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:

Jeremiah 17:21 Thus saith Jehovah, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;

Jeremiah 17:22 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 17:23 But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.

Jeremiah 17:24 And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith Jehovah, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "carry", "forth", "burden", "houses", "sabbath", and "hallow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "carry", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Thus saith Jehovah Take heed to yourselves..." into verse 23's "But they hearkened not neither inclined their...", so "neither" and "carry" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "carry" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.