Nehemiah 13:15-22 In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading donkeys; as also wine, grapes… Consider it — I. AS AN ACCEPTABLE REST FROM THE TOILS AND LABOURS OF LIFE. II. AS HIGHLY USEFUL AND CIVIL INSTITUTION. III. AS A NECESSARY RELIGIOUS ORDINANCE. IV. AS A SIGN BETWEEN GOD AND MAN. (J. Venn, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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