Reference

Jeremiah 17:27

Seventh-Day Sabbath Destruction / Perishing Language Fire Imagery Time-Bound Fulfillment

“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.”

Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon 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 city shall remain for ever.

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.

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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Destruction / Perishing Language

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Fire Imagery

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Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse refers to "the sabbath day" but does not specify it as the "seventh day." It also does not explicitly mention "rest day" in its instruction to "hallow the sabbath day" and "not to bear a burden."

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse explicitly states that a fire will be kindled and "devour" the palaces, which directly aligns with the theme's definition of using "devour" or similar language about a negative fate.

Fire Imagery

This verse explicitly mentions "fire" being kindled and devouring, directly aligning with the theme's criteria for judgment and punishment.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

The verse describes a conditional consequence for disobedience, not a prophecy with a defined duration for its fulfillment. The fire is a punishment that will occur if the conditions are met, but there is no indication of a specific time frame for when this fulfillment would be recognized.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

Cross-References

Jeremiah 7:20Thematic

“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 21:14Thematic

“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.”

2 Kings 25:9Thematic

“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.”

Amos 2:5Thematic

“But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”