Jeremiah 17:27
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched. ”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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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נָשָׂא
to 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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יוֹם
the day of
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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כָּבָה
it will be extinguished
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כָּבָה
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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