Nehemiah 13:15

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In those days I saw people in Judah stomping grapes in the winepresses on the day of rest—a holy day. I saw them bringing in loads of wine, grapes, figs, and every other kind of load. They piled the loads on donkeys and brought them into Jerusalem on the day of rest. I warned them about selling food on that day.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 24:19

The Lord sent them prophets to bring them back to himself. The prophets warned them, but they wouldn’t listen.

Nehemiah 10:31

If the inhabitants of the land bring merchandise or grain to sell on the day of rest—a holy day, we won’t buy anything from them on the day of rest or any other holy day. During the seventh year, we won’t plant the fields or collect any debts.

Nehemiah 10:32

Also, we take upon ourselves the obligation to give an eighth of an ounce of silver every year for worship in our God’s temple:

Nehemiah 13:16

People from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of goods. They were selling them on the day of rest—a holy day, to the people of Judah, even in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 13:21

I warned them. “Why are you spending the night in front of the wall?” I asked them. “If you do it again, I’ll arrest you.” After that, they no longer came on the day of rest—a holy day.

Nehemiah 9:29

You warned them in order to bring them back to your teachings, but they became arrogant and would not obey your commandments. They sinned by not following your regulations. If anyone follows them, he will find life in them. But they gave you the cold shoulder, became impossible to deal with, and wouldn’t listen.

Job 39:12

Can you rely on it to bring your grain back and take it to your threshing floor?

Psalm 50:7

“Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God!

Exodus 31:12

The Lord said to Moses,

Exodus 31:16

The Israelites must observe this day of rest as a holy day, celebrating it for generations to come as a permanent reminder of my promise.

Exodus 34:21

“You may work six days, but on the seventh day you must not work. Even during the time of plowing or harvesting you must not work ⌞on this day⌟.

Exodus 35:2

You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day of rest, a day when you don’t work. It is dedicated to the Lord. Whoever does any work on this day should be put to death.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who abandon ⌞God’s⌟ teachings praise wicked people, but those who follow ⌞God’s⌟ teachings oppose wicked people.

Isaiah 58:13

If you stop trampling on the day of rest and doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the day of rest a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way, by not going out when you want, and by not talking idly,

Jeremiah 17:24

“Now,” declares the Lord, “you must listen to me and not bring anything through the gates of this city on the day of rest. You must observe the day of rest as a holy day by not doing any work on it.

Jeremiah 17:27

But you must listen to me and observe the day of rest as a holy day by not carrying anything through the gates of Jerusalem on the day of rest. If you don’t do this, I will set its gates on fire. The fire will burn down the palaces in Jerusalem, and you won’t be able to put it out.”

Jeremiah 42:19

“The Lord has told you people who are left in Judah not to go to Egypt. You need to know that I am warning you today.

Ezekiel 20:13

“ ‘But the people of Israel rebelled against me in the desert. They didn’t live by my laws, and they rejected my rules. If people obey them, they will live. They dishonored the days of rest—holy days on which to worship me. So I was going to pour out my fury on them in the desert and completely wipe them out.

Amos 8:5

You say to yourselves, “When will the New Moon Festival be over so that we can sell more grain? When will the day of rest—a holy day, be over so that we can sell more wheat? We can shrink the size of the bushel baskets, increase the cost, and cheat with dishonest scales.

Micah 6:3

“My people, what have I done to you? How have I tried your patience? Answer me!

Acts 2:40

Peter said much more to warn them. He urged, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”

Acts 20:21

I warned Jews and Greeks to change the way they think and act and to believe in our Lord Jesus.

Galatians 5:3

Again, I insist that everyone who allows himself to be circumcised must realize that he obligates himself to do everything Moses’ Teachings demand.

Ephesians 4:17

So I tell you and encourage you in the Lord’s name not to live any longer like other people in the world. Their minds are set on worthless things.

Deuteronomy 8:19

I warn you today that if you forget the Lord your God and follow other gods, and if you serve them and bow down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this.