Jeremiah 17:19
Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
The Lord directed Jeremiah to go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, the gate by which the kings of Judah came in and by which they went out. He was to take his stand likewise in all the gates of Jerusalem where the people passed through in entering and leaving. These busy public gates were appointed as the setting for delivering God's message to the city. There the Sabbath command was to be proclaimed to Jerusalem, warning against carrying burdens or doing work on the Sabbath and calling the people to keep the day holy.