Desecration of the Sabbath Leads to Destruction
Jeremiah 17:19–27
Biblical Period
19Thus said the Lord to me: Go and stand in the People’s Gate, by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go forth, and in all the gates of Jerusalem, 20and say to them: Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter by these gates!
21Thus said the Lord: Guard yourselves for your…
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