Jeremiah 35:10

Jeremiah 35:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
• New International Version (NIV)We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab commanded us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

Context of Jeremiah 35:10

8We, along with our wives, sons, and daughters, have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab, Rechab’s son, in everything he ordered us to do. We have never drunk wine, 9built houses to live in, or owned vineyards, pastures, or grainfields. We live in tents, and we have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab ordered us to do. 11But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded this land, we said, ‘Let’s go to Jerusalem ⌞to escape⌟ the Babylonian and Aramean armies.’ That’s why we are living in Jerusalem.” 12Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said,

Jeremiah 35:10 word by word

וַנֵּ֖שֶׁב בָּֽאֳהָלִ֑ים וַנִּשְׁמַ֣ע וַנַּ֔עַשׂ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖נוּ יוֹנָדָ֥ב אָבִֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But we have dwelt inיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• and have obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• and doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to all that Jonadabיוֹנָדָבyônâdâb · JonadabH3122
• our fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Commentaries on Jeremiah 35:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-10Verses 8-10 Our father - Not merely our ancestor, but the founder of our institutions.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-10Jehonadab had required his descendants to live a nomadic life without the comforts of settled living, and the Recabites had obeyed.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 35:10

• Abstinence, Total
• Hanan
• Jonadab
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Jehonadab
• Jonadab
• Rechab
• Wine
• Gentiles
• Habaziniah
• Jehu
• Jeremiah (2)
• Rechab; Rechabites
• Prison

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