¹⁶ So the sons of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to ^[a]celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant.’ ^17 (A)It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; ^(B)for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.”

² “^(A)Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, ^(B)a sabbath of complete rest to Yahweh; ^(C)whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. ^3 (D)You shall not kindle a fire in any of your places of habitation on the sabbath day.”

²¹ Thus says Yahweh, “^(A)Take care of yourselves, and ^(B)do not carry any load on the sabbath day or bring anything in through the gates of Jerusalem. ²² You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the sabbath day ^(C)nor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I ^(D)commanded your fathers. ²³ Yet they ^(E)did not listen or incline their ears, but ^(F)stiffened their necks in order not to listen or receive discipline.

²⁴ “But it will be, if you ^(G)listen carefully to Me,” declares Yahweh, “to ^(H)bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, ^(I)but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it, ^25 (J)then there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes ^[a](K)sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this ^(L)city will be inhabited forever. ²⁶ And they will come in from the ^(M)cities of Judah and from all around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the ^[b](N)Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the ^(O)Negev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house of Yahweh. ²⁷ But ^(P)if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then ^(Q)I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will ^(R)devour the palaces of Jerusalem and ^(S)not be quenched.”’”