Jeremiah 17:22 (DRB)

Passage

And do not bring burdens out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work: sanctify the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:20 And thou shalt say to them: Hear the word of the Lord, ye kings of Juda, and al Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates.

Jeremiah 17:21 Thus saith the Lord: Take heed to your souls, and carry no burdens on the sabbath day: and bring them not in by the gates of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 17:22 And do not bring burdens out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work: sanctify the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

Jeremiah 17:23 But they did not hear, nor incline their ear: but hardened their neck, that they might not hear me, and might not receive instruction.

Jeremiah 17:24 And it shall come to pass: if you will hearken to me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burdens by the gates of this city on the sabbath day: and if you will sanctify the sabbath day, to do no work therein:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bring", "burdens", "houses", "sabbath", "neither", "sanctify", and "commanded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bring" and "burdens", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Thus saith the Lord Take heed to..." into verse 23's "But they did not hear nor incline...", so "bring" and "burdens" 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 "bring" and "burdens" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.