Jeremiah 17:19-23

YAHWEH said to me: “Go and stand in the public gate of Jerusalem by which the kings of Judah enter and leave, and then go to all the gates of Jerusalem and preach to the people: ‘Hear the word of YAHWEH, you kings and people of Judah, and all who live in Jerusalem who enter by these gates! “ ‘YAHWEH declares: If you value your lives, stop carrying any loads on the Sabbath day, bringing them through the gates of Jerusalem. Nor shall you carry any loads out of your houses on the Sabbath day or do any work; rather, you must set apart that day to honor me as I commanded your ancestors. (Yet they would not listen or obey; they stubbornly refused and would not obey or accept instruction.)