Jeremiah 35:16

Jeremiah 35:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Jehonadab son of Rekab have carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not obeyed me.’
• New King James Version (NKJV)Surely the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them, but this people has not obeyed Me.” ’
• New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of Jehonadab son of Recab have obeyed their ancestor completely, but you have refused to listen to me.’

Context of Jeremiah 35:16

14The command that Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept, and they drink none to this day, for they have obeyed their father's command. I have spoken to you persistently, but you have not listened to me. 15I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, 'Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to you and your fathers.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to me. The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the command that their father gave them, but this people has not obeyed me. 17Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing upon Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them and they have not listened, I have called to them and they have not answered." 18But to the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said, "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab your father and kept all his precepts and done all that he commanded you,

Jeremiah 35:16 word by word

כִּ֣י הֵקִ֗ימוּ בְּנֵי֙ יְהוֹנָדָ֣ב בֶּן־רֵכָ֔ב אֶת־מִצְוַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֑ם וְהָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ אֵלָֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָבyehônâdâb · JonadabH3082
• of Rechabרֵכָבrêkâb · RechabH7394
• have performedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• of their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• which he commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• them; but this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• hath not hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085

Cross-references for Jeremiah 35:16

• Jeremiah 35:14The command that Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept, and they drink none to this day, for they have obeyed their father's command. I have spoken to you persistently, but you have not listened to me.
• Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."
• Malachi 1:6"A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, 'How have we despised your name?'
• Matthew 11:28Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• Luke 15:11And he said, "There was a man who had two sons.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 35:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 The trial of the Rechabites' constancy was for a sign; it made the disobedience of the Jews to God the more marked. The Rechabites were obedient to one who was but a man like themselves, and Jonadab never did for his seed what God has done for his people. Mercy is promised to the Rechabites. We are not told respecting the performance of this promise; but doubtless it was performed, and travellers say the Rechabites may be found a separate…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16The Recabites never drank wine because their ancestor told them not to. The people of Israel should have been even more willing to listen and obey when the Lord told them to turn from their wicked ways and live according to his laws.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-19By the obedience of the Rechabites to their father, Jeremiah condemns the disobedience of the Jews to God their Father. The Holy Spirit has arranged Jeremiah's prophecies by the moral rather than the chronological connection. From the history of an event fifteen years before, the Jews, who had brought back their manumitted servants into bondage, are taught how much God loves and rewards obedience, and hates and punishes disobedience. 2. Rechabites--a…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 35:16

• Impenitence
• Integrity
• Jonadab
• Rechab

In the dictionaries

• Jehonadab
• Rechab
• Wine
• Ab (1)
• Genealogy
• Gentiles
• Habaziniah
• Jehu
• Jeremiah (2)
• Rechab; Rechabites

Commentaries on Jeremiah 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings