Nehemiah 13:15

Translations

Modern

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

Traditional

In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.

Literal

In those days I saw in Judah those treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in the heaps of grain, and lifting loads upon the donkeys, and also wine, and grapes, and figs, and every load carried; and they were bringing it to Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I protested on the day of their selling provision.

Latin

In diebus illis vidi in Juda calcantes torcularia in sabbato, portantes acervos, et onerantes super asinos vinum, et uvas, et ficus, et omne onus, et inferentes in Jerusalem, die sabbati. Et contestatus sum ut in die qua vendere liceret, venderent.

Original

Hebrew

English

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

Notes

Nehemiah 13:15–16

People were to stop working on the Sabbath to keep it holy (Exodus 20:8–11; 31:14–17; 35:2–3; Jeremiah 17:19–27).

Nehemiah 13:15–31

Nehemiah made two more changes to bring back correct Sabbath observance (Nehemiah 13:15–22) and correct marriage practices (13:23–31). These two sections follow a similar pattern: Nehemiah found a problem, fixed it, and then asked God for a blessing.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Dealing with Conflict God Works through Prayer

Related verses

Nehemiah 10:31
When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.
Exodus 34:21
Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.
Nehemiah 13:21
…but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they did not return on the Sabbath.
Exodus 20:8–11
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Jeremiah 17:21–22
This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
Isaiah 58:13
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
Jeremiah 17:27
But 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.’”
Deuteronomy 8:19
If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
Deuteronomy 5:12–14
Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.
Ezekiel 20:13
Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
Exodus 35:2
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
Numbers 15:32–36
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Parallels

Jeremiah 17:19–27

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Sabbath: The seventh day of the week, set apart for rest and worship

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Eliashib Malachi, Book of Moab, Moabites Nehemiah (Person) Postexilic Period Sabbath

Topics

Art: Primitive of the Winemaker Arts of The: Wine-Maker Fig: Traffic In Harvest: Sabbath Desecrated In Religious Zeal: Nehemiah Sabbath: Observance of by Nehemiah Sabbath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Fig-Tree: Fruit of Sold in the Markets The Sabbath: Honoring of Nehemiah The Sabbath: No Purchases to be Made On The Sabbath: Saints: Testify Against Those Who Desecrate The Sabbath: The Wicked: Bear Burdens On The Sabbath: The Wicked: Traffic On The Sabbath: The Wicked: Work On The Vine: The Fruit of Sold in the Markets Traffic: Suspended on the Sabbath Day Wine: Generally Made by Treading the Grapes in a Press

Nehemiah 13:15

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