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Nehemiah 13:14-17 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14. Remember me for this, my God, and don’t erase the deeds of faithful love I have done for the house of my God and for its services.

15. At that time I saw people in Judah treading wine presses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

16. The Tyrians living there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.

17. I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them: “What is this evil you are doing — profaning the Sabbath day?

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