Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops. New Living Translation We haven’t built houses or owned vineyards or farms or planted crops. English Standard Version and not to build houses to dwell in. We have no vineyard or field or seed, Berean Standard Bible Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops. King James Bible Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: New King James Version nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; nor do we have vineyard, field, or seed. New American Standard Bible nor to build ourselves houses to live in; and we do not have a vineyard, a field, or seed. NASB 1995 nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we do not have vineyard or field or seed. NASB 1977 nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we do not have vineyard or field or seed. Legacy Standard Bible nor to build ourselves houses to inhabit; and we do not have vineyard or field or seed. Amplified Bible nor have we built ourselves houses to live in; nor do we have vineyards or fields or seed. Christian Standard Bible We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed. Holman Christian Standard Bible We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed. American Standard Version nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: English Revised Version nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: GOD'S WORD® Translation built houses to live in, or owned vineyards, pastures, or grainfields. International Standard Version and have built no houses to live in. We don't have vineyards, fields, or seed. Majority Standard Bible Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops. NET Bible We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops. New Heart English Bible nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: Webster's Bible Translation Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: World English Bible and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed; Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionnor to build houses to dwell in; and we have no vineyard, and field, and seed; Young's Literal Translation nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none; Smith's Literal Translation Not to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard and field and seed shall not be to us. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed: Catholic Public Domain Version And we do not build houses in which to live. And we do not have vineyard, or field, or seed to sow. New American Bible not building houses to live in; not owning vineyards or fields or crops. New Revised Standard Version and not to build houses to live in. We have no vineyard or field or seed; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNor to build houses for ourselves to dwell in; neither to have vineyards nor fields nor seed; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And we shall not build houses to dwell in, and we shall not have vineyards or fields or seed OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917nor to build houses for us to dwell in, neither to have vineyard, or field, or seed; Brenton Septuagint Translation and so as to build no houses to dwell in: and we have had no vineyard, nor field, nor seed: Audio Bible Context The Obedience of the Rechabites…8And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters. 9Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops. 10But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.… Cross References Leviticus 10:9 “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come. Numbers 6:2-3 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD, / he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins. Judges 13:4-5 Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean. / For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” 1 Samuel 1:15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. Amos 2:12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. Luke 1:15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. Matthew 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ Romans 14:21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble. Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 1 Timothy 3:3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money. 1 Timothy 3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money. Titus 1:7 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money. Titus 2:3 Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. 1 Peter 4:3 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. Treasury of Scripture Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: Jeremiah 35:7 Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers. Numbers 16:14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. 2 Kings 5:26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? Jump to Previous Build Building Built Crops Dwell Dwelling Field Fields Houses Live Ourselves Seed Vine-Gardens Vineyard VineyardsJump to Next Build Building Built Crops Dwell Dwelling Field Fields Houses Live Ourselves Seed Vine-Gardens Vineyard VineyardsJeremiah 35 1. By the obedience of the Rechabites,12. Jeremiah condemns the disobedience of the Jews. 18. God blesses the Rechabites for their obedience. Nor have we built houses in which to live This phrase highlights the Rechabites' commitment to a nomadic lifestyle, as commanded by their ancestor Jonadab. The Hebrew word for "houses" (בָּתִּים, batim) signifies permanent dwellings, which the Rechabites deliberately avoided to maintain their distinct identity and obedience to their forefather's instructions. This choice reflects a spiritual discipline and a rejection of worldly attachments, emphasizing a life of simplicity and dependence on God. Historically, this lifestyle would have set them apart in a society increasingly settled and urbanized, serving as a living testimony to their faithfulness and dedication. and we do not own any vineyards or fields or crops Hebrew Nor have weוּלְבִלְתִּ֛י (ū·lə·ḇil·tî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until built בְּנ֥וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build houses בָּתִּ֖ים (bāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house to live in לְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּ (lə·šiḇ·tê·nū) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry [or] לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no had יִֽהְיֶה־ (yih·yeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be vineyards, וְכֶ֧רֶם (wə·ḵe·rem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard fields, וְשָׂדֶ֛ה (wə·śā·ḏeh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land or crops. וָזֶ֖רַע (wā·ze·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity Links Jeremiah 35:9 NIVJeremiah 35:9 NLT Jeremiah 35:9 ESV Jeremiah 35:9 NASB Jeremiah 35:9 KJV Jeremiah 35:9 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 35:9 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 35:9 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 35:9 French Bible Jeremiah 35:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 35:9 Nor to build houses for us (Jer.) |
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