"Moreover also¹ I gaveª° them¹ my sabbaths,ª to be¹ a signª between¹ me and them, that they might knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª that sanctifyª° them." {Ezk 20:12} + "And in¹ controversyª they¹ shall standª° in judgment;ª° [and] they shall judgeª° it according to my judgments:ª and they shall keepª° my lawsª and my statutesª in all¹ mine assemblies;ª and they shall hallowª° my sabbaths.ª" {Ezk 44:24} + "For¹ [in] sixª daysª the LORDª madeª°¹ heavenª and earth,ª¹ the sea,ª and all¹ that¹ in them [is], and restedª° the seventhª day:ª wherefore¹¹ the LORDª blessedª° the¹ sabbathª day,ª and hallowedª° it." {Exd 20:11} + "Speakª° thou¹ also unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª saying,ª° Verilyª¹ my sabbathsª ye shall keep:ª° for¹ it¹ [is] a signª between¹ me and you throughout your generations;ª that [ye] may knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª that doth sanctifyª° you. ... It¹ [is] a signª between¹ me and the childrenª of Israelª for ever:ª for¹ [in] sixª daysª the LORDª madeª°¹ heavenª and earth,ª and on the seventhª dayª he rested,ª° and was refreshed.ª°" {Exd 31:13-17} + "In those¹ daysª sawª° I in Judahª [some] treadingª° wine pressesª on the sabbath,ª and bringing inª° sheaves,ª and ladingª°¹ asses;ª as also¹ wine,ª grapes,ª and figs,ª and all¹ [manner of] burdens,ª which they brought²° into¹ Jerusalemª on the sabbathª day:ª and I testifiedª° [against them] in the dayª wherein they soldª° victuals.ª ... And I commandedª° the Levitesª that¹ they should¹ cleanse²° themselves,¹ and [that] they should comeª° [and] keepª° the gates,ª to sanctifyª°¹ the sabbathª day.ª Rememberª° me, O my God,ª [concerning] this¹ also,¹ and spareª°¹ me according to the greatnessª of thy mercy.ª" {Neh 13:15-22} + "If¹ thou turn awayª° thy footª from the sabbath,ª¹ [from] doingª° thy pleasureª on my holyª day;ª and callª° the sabbathª a delight,ª the holyª of the LORD,ª honourable;ª° and shalt honourª° him, not doingª°¹ thine own ways,ª nor findingª°¹ thine own pleasure,ª nor speakingª° [thine own] words:ª" {Isa 58:13} + "Neither¹ carry forthª° a burdenª out of your housesª¹ on the sabbathª day,ª neither¹ doª° ye any¹ work,ª but hallowª° ye¹ the sabbathª day,ª as¹ I commandedª° your fathers.ª" {Jer 17:22} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ if¹ ye diligently²° hearkenª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD,ª to bring²° in¹ no¹ burdenª through the gatesª of this¹ cityª on the sabbathª day,ª but hallowª°¹ the sabbathª day,ª to doª° noª¹ workª therein;" {Jer 17:24} + "But if¹ ye will not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me to hallowª°¹ the sabbathª day,ª and not¹ to bearª° a burden,ª even entering¹ in²° at the gatesª of Jerusalemª on the sabbathª day;ª then will I kindleª° a fireª in the gatesª thereof, and it shall devourª° the palacesª of Jerusalem,ª and it shall not¹ be quenched.ª°" {Jer 17:27} |
