Context 5Then I set before the men of the house of the Rechabites pitchers full of wine and cups; and I said to them, Drink wine! 6But they said, We will not drink wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, You shall not drink wine, you or your sons, forever. 7You shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but in tents you shall dwell all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn. 8We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons or our daughters, 9nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we do not have vineyard or field or seed. 10We have only dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and have done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 11But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against the land, we said, Come and let us go to Jerusalem before the army of the Chaldeans and before the army of the Arameans. So we have dwelt in Jerusalem. Judah Rebuked 12Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, 13Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words? declares the LORD. 14The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are observed. So they do not drink wine to this day, for they have obeyed their fathers command. But I have spoken to you again and again; yet you have not listened to Me. 15Also I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them again and again, saying: Turn now every man from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to worship them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers; but you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me. 16Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have observed the command of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to Me. 17Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; because I spoke to them but they did not listen, and I have called them but they did not answer. 18Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab your father, kept all his commands and done according to all that he commanded you; 19therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not lack a man to stand before Me always. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. Douay-Rheims Bible And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups: and I said to them: Drink ye wine. Darby Bible Translation And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink wine. English Revised Version And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. Webster's Bible Translation And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, Drink ye wine. World English Bible I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, Drink wine! Young's Literal Translation and I put before the sons of the house of the Rechabites goblets full of wine, and cups, and I say unto them, Drink ye wine. Library False CivilizationJEREMIAH xxxv. 19. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever. Let us think a while this morning what this text has to do with us; and why this strange story of the Rechabites is written for our instruction, in the pages of Holy Scripture. Let us take the story as it stands, and search the Scriptures simply for it. For the Bible will surely tell its own story best, and teach its own lesson best. These Rechabites, who … Charles Kingsley—Discipline and Other Sermons The Rechabites Approaching Doom Canaan Exhortations to Christians as they are Children of God Jeremiah Links Jeremiah 35:5 NIV • Jeremiah 35:5 NLT • Jeremiah 35:5 ESV • Jeremiah 35:5 NASB • Jeremiah 35:5 KJV • Jeremiah 35:5 Bible Apps • Jeremiah 35:5 Parallel • Bible Hub |