Jeremiah 17 · Verse 27

Jeremiah 17:27

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.
Jeremiah 17:27, King James Version

Jeremiah 17:27 in other translations

BSBBut if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”
WEBBut if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem. It will not be quenched.”’”
ASVBut if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden and enter 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.
YLTAnd if ye do not hearken unto me to sanctify the day of rest, And so as not to bear a burden, And to come in at the gates of Jerusalem on the day of rest, Then I have kindled a fire in its gates, And it hath consumed the high places of Jerusalem, And it is not quenched!'
DARBYBut if ye will not hearken unto me, to hallow the sabbath day and not to bear a burden and enter in through 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.
BBEBut if you do not give ear to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy, and to let no weight be lifted and taken through the doors of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: then I will put a fire in its doorways, burning up the great houses of Jerusalem, and it will never be put out.
WebsterBut if ye will not hearken to me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

What does Jeremiah 17:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 17:19-27

19-27. Delivered in the reign of Jehoiakim, who undid the good effected by Josiah's reformation, especially as to the observance of the Sabbath [Eichorn]. gate of ... children of ... people--The gate next the king's palace, called the gate of David, and the gate of the people, from its being the principal thoroughfare: now the Jaffa gate. It is probably the same as "the gate of the fountain" at the foot of Zion…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 But if ye will not hearken - Then their sin lay at their own door. How fully were they warned; and how basely did they reject the counsel of God against themselves!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 17:19-27

The prophet was to lay before the rulers and the people of Judah, the command to keep holy the sabbath day. Let them strictly observe the fourth command. If they obeyed this word, their prosperity should be restored. It is a day of rest, and must not be made a day of labour, unless in cases of necessity. Take heed, watch against the profanation of the sabbath. Let not the soul be burdened with the cares of this…

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Jeremiah 17:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
לֹ֨אlo'notH3808
תִשְׁמְע֜וּtish.me.'Uyou will listenH8085
אֵלַ֗י'e.Laito meH413
לְקַדֵּשׁ֙le.ka.Deshto set apart as holyH6942
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
י֣וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117
הַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.Batthe sabbathH7676
וּלְבִלְתִּ֣י\׀u.le.vil.Tiand to notH1115
שְׂאֵ֣תse.'Etto carryH5375
מַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'a burdenH4853
וּבֹ֛אu.Vo'and to goH935
בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.Reiin [the] gates ofH8179
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day ofH3117
הַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.Batthe sabbathH7676
וְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiand I will kindleH3341
אֵ֣שׁ'esha fireH784
בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.hain gates itsH8179
וְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.Lahand it will consumeH398
אַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.Not[the] fortresses ofH759
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
תִכְבֶּֽה\׃\ \פtikh.Behit will be extinguishedH3518

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Cross references for Jeremiah 17:27

  • 2 Kings 25:9

    And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

  • Jeremiah 7:20

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

  • Jeremiah 21:14

    But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.

  • Ezekiel 22:8

    Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

  • Amos 1:14

    But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

  • Amos 2:4-5

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

  • Lamentations 4:11

    The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

  • Zechariah 7:11-14

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts: But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

  • Jeremiah 52:13

    And burned the house of the Lord, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

  • Jeremiah 17:21-22

    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; Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

  • Jeremiah 39:8

    And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

  • Isaiah 1:20

    But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ye will.
24; 6:17; 26:4-6; 44:16; Isa 1:20; Zec 7:11-14; Heb 12:25
to hallow.
21,22; Eze 22:8
then.
4; 21:12,14; 32:29; 38:21-23; 49:27; De 32:22; Isa 9:18,19; La 4:11
Eze 16:41; 20:47,48; Am 1:4,7,10,12,14; 2:2,4,5
shall devour.
39:8; 52:13; 2Ki 25:9; 2Ch 36:19; Am 2:5
shall not.
7:20; 2Ki 22:17; Isa 1:31; Eze 20:47; Mr 9:43-48

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Context

  • Jeremiah 17:26

    And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 17:27

    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.

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Jeremiah 17:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas si no me oyereis para santificar el día del sábado, y para no traer carga ni meterla por las puertas de Jerusalem en día de sábado, yo haré encender fuego en sus puertas, y consumirá los palacios de Jerusalem, y no se apagará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais si vous ne m’écoutez pas pour sanctifier le jour du sabbat, et pour ne pas porter de fardeau en entrant par les portes de Jérusalem le jour du sabbat, j’allumerai un feu dans ses portes, et il dévorera les palais de Jérusalem, et ne sera pas éteint.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn ihr aber nicht auf mich höret, den Sabbathtag zu heiligen und keine Last zu tragen, und nicht durch die Tore Jerusalems einzugehen am Sabbathtage: so werde ich ein Feuer in seinen Toren anzünden, daß es die Paläste Jerusalems verzehren und nicht erlöschen wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Si autem non audieritis me ut sanctificetis diem sabbati, et ne portetis onus, et ne inferatis per portas Jerusalem in die sabbati, succendam ignem in portis ejus, et devorabit domos Jerusalem, et non extinguetur.