Nehemiah 13:15-17

Common English Bible

Keeping the Sabbath

¹⁵ In those days I saw people in Judah using the winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also collecting piles of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs, and every kind of load, and then bringing them to Jerusalem on the Sabbath. I warned them at that time against selling food.

¹⁶ In addition, people from Tyre who lived in the city were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them to the people of Judah on the Sabbath. This happened in Jerusalem itself!

¹⁷ So I scolded the officials of Judah: “What is this evil thing that you are doing?” I asked. “You are making the Sabbath impure!