Jeremiah 17:21 (GNV)

Passage

Thus sayth the Lord, Take heede to your soules, and beare no burden in the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Ierusalem.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:19 Thus hath the Lord said vnto me, Goe and stande in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the Kings of Iudah come in, and by the which they goe out, and in all ye gates of Ierusalem,

Jeremiah 17:20 And say vnto them, Heare the word of the Lord, ye Kings of Iudah, and al Iudah, and all the inhabitants of Ierusale, that enter in by these gates.

Jeremiah 17:21 Thus sayth the Lord, Take heede to your soules, and beare no burden in the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Ierusalem.

Jeremiah 17:22 Neither cary foorth burdens out of your houses in the Sabbath day: neither doe yee any worke, but sanctifie the Sabbath, as I commanded your fathers.

Jeremiah 17:23 But they obeied not, neither inclined their eares, but made their neckes stiffe and would not heare, nor receiue correction.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "sayth", "lord", "take", "heede", "soules", "beare", and "burden". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "sayth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And say vnto them Heare the word..." into verse 22's "Neither cary foorth burdens out of your...", so "thus" and "sayth" 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 "thus" and "sayth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.