Jeremiah 17:22 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 17:24 Neuerthelesse if ye will heare me, sayth the Lord, and beare no burden through the gates of the citie in the Sabbath day, but sanctifie ye Sabbath day, so that ye do no worke therein,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Thus sayth the Lord Take heede to..." into verse 23's "But they obeied not neither inclined their...", so "neither" and "cary" 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 "cary" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.