God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 35:5
5Then I set cups and pitchers filled with wine in front of the family of Rechab. I said to them, “Drink some wine.”
Jeremiah 35:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the Rekabites and said to them, “Drink some wine.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I set before the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, "Drink wine."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine.”
Context of Jeremiah 35:5
3I took Jaazaniah, who was the son of Jeremiah and the grandson of Habazziniah, and I took Jaazaniah’s brothers and all his sons—the whole family of Rechab. 4I brought them into the Lord’s temple, into the side room of the sons of Hanan. (He was Igdaliah’s son, the man of God.) It was next to the room of the officials and above the side room of Maaseiah, Shallum’s son, the doorkeeper. Then I set cups and pitchers filled with wine in front of the family of Rechab. I said to them, “Drink some wine.” 6They answered, “We don’t drink wine, because our ancestor Jonadab, Rechab’s son, gave us this order: ‘You and your descendants must never drink wine. 7Never build any houses or plant any fields or vineyards. You must never have any of these things. You must always live in tents so that you may live for a long time in the land where you are staying.’
Read all of Jeremiah 35Jeremiah 35:5 word by word
וָאֶתֵּ֞ן לִפְנֵ֣י׀ בְּנֵ֣י בֵית־הָרֵכָבִ֗ים גְּבִעִ֛ים מְלֵאִ֥ים יַ֖יִן וְכֹס֑וֹת וָאֹמַ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁתוּ־יָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of the Rechabitesרֵכָבִיrêkâh · RechabiteH7397
- potsגָּבִיעַgebîya‛ · cupH1375
- fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
- of wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
- and cupsכּוֹסkôs · cupH3563
- and I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto them, Drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
Cross-references for Jeremiah 35:5
- Jeremiah 35:2“Go to the family of Rechab and talk to them. Take them into one of the side rooms in the Lord’s temple, and offer them a drink of wine.”
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, enjoy eating your food, and drink your wine cheerfully, because God has already accepted what you’ve done.
- Amos 2:12You made the Nazirites drink wine. You commanded the prophets to stop prophesying.
- 2 Corinthians 2:9I had also written to you to test you. I wanted to see if you would be obedient in every way.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 35:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Pots full of wine, and cups - The cups were to draw the wine out of the pots, in order to drink it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Pots - “Bowls,” to fill the cups.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19The Recabites obeyed their ancestor, while the Israelites rebelled against the Lord, their God.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
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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
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