Jeremiah 17:21
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;”
שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
מַשָּׂא
a burden
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מַשָּׂא
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
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כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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נָשָׂא
you carry
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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