35:1 THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAS from the
Lord in the days of Joakim, king of Juda, saying,
35:2 Go to the house of the Archabin, and thou shalt bring them to the house
of the Lord, into one of the courts, and give them wine to drink.
35:3 So I brought forth Jechonias the son of Jeremin the son of Chabasin,
and his brethren, and his sons, and all the family of the Archabin;
35:4 and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the
sons of Joanan, the son of Ananias, the son of Godolias, a man of God, who
dwells near the house of the princes that are over the house of Maasaeas the
son of Selom, who kept the court.
35:5 And I set before them a jar of wine, and cups, and I said, Drink ye
wine.
35:6 But they said, We will on no account drink wine, for our father Jonadab
the son of Rechab commanded us, saying, Ye shall on no account drink wine,
[neither] ye, nor your sons for ever:
35:7 nor shall ye at all build houses, nor sow any seed, nor shall ye have a
vineyard: for ye shall dwell in tents all your days; that ye may live many
days upon the land, in which ye sojourn.
35:8 And we hearkened to the voice of Jonadab our father, so as to drink no
wine all our days, we, and our wives, and our sons, and our daughters;
35:9 and so as to build no houses to dwell in: and we have had no vineyard,
nor field, nor seed:
35:10 but we have dwelt in tents, and have hearkened, and done according to
all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
35:11 And it came to pass, when Nabuchodonosor came up against the land,
that we said we would come in; and wee entered into Jerusalem, for fear of
the host of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the host of the Assyrians: and we
dwelt there.
35:12 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
35:13 Thus saith the Lord, Go, and say to the men of Juda, and to them that
dwell in Jerusalem, Will ye not receive correction to hearken to my words?
35:14 The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the word which he
commanded his children, that they should drink no wine; and they have not
drunk [it]: but I spoke to you early, and ye hearkened not.
35:15 And I sent to you my servants the prophets, saying, Turn ye every one
from his evil way, and amend your practices, and go not after other gods to
serve them, and ye shall dwell upon the land which I gave to you and to your
fathers: but ye inclined not your ears, and hearkened not.
35:16 But the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the command of
their father; but this people has not hearkened to me.
35:17 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I [will] bring upon Juda and
upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evils which I pronounced against
them.
35:18 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Since the sons of Jonadab the son of
Rechab have hearkened to the command of their father, to do as their father
commanded them:
35:19 there shall never be wanting a man of the sons of Jonadab the son of
Rechab to stand before my face while the earth remains. |
35:1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from
the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
35:2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring
them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them
wine to drink.
35:3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and
his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
35:4 And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the
sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber
of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum,
the keeper of the door:
35:5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of
wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
35:6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our
father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your
sons for ever:
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.
35:8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father
in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our
wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
35:9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor
field, nor seed:
35:10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all
that Jonadab our father commanded us.
35:11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into
the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the
army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell
at Jerusalem.
35:12 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
35:13 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men
of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction
to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
35:14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not
to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey
their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising
early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
35:15 I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up
early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way,
and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye
shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but
ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
35:16 Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the
commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath
not hearkened unto me:
35:17 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold,
I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the
evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them,
but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not
answered.
35:18 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the
LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of
Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all
that he hath commanded you:
35:19 Therefore 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.
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