Jeremiah 35

The Rechabites’ Obedience

1The wordH1697 whichH834 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 from the LordH3068 in the daysH3117 of 1JehoiakimH3079 the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, sayingH559, 2“GoH1980 to the houseH1004 of the 2RechabitesH7397 and speakH1696 to them, and bringH935 them into the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, into oneH259 of the 3chambersH3957, and giveH8248 them wineH3196 to drinkH8248.” 3Then I tookH3947 JaazaniahH2970 the sonH1121 of JeremiahH3414, sonH1121 of HabazziniahH2262, and his brothersH251 and allH3605 his sonsH1121 and the wholeH3605 houseH1004 of the RechabitesH7397, 4and I broughtH935 them into the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, into the chamberH3957 of the sonsH1121 of HananH2605 the sonH1121 of IgdaliahH3012, the 4manH376 of GodH430, whichH834 was nearH681 the chamberH3957 of the officialsH8269, whichH834 was aboveH4480H4605 the chamberH3957 of MaaseiahH4641 the sonH1121 of ShallumH7967, 5the doorkeeperH8104H5592. 5Then I setH5414 beforeH6440 the 6menH1121 of the houseH1004 of the RechabitesH7397 pitchersH1375 fullH4392 of wineH3196 and cupsH3563; and I saidH559 to them, “7DrinkH8354 wineH3196!” 6But they saidH559, “We will not drinkH8354 wineH3196, for 8JonadabH3082 the sonH1121 of 9RechabH7394, our fatherH1, commandedH6680 us, sayingH559, ‘You shall 10not drinkH8354 wineH3196, you or your sonsH1121, foreverH5704H5769. 7You shall not buildH1129 a houseH1004, and you shall not sowH2232 seedH2233 and you shall not plantH5193 a vineyardH3754 or ownH1961 one; but in 11tentsH168 you shall dwellH3427 allH3605 your daysH3117, that you may liveH2421 12manyH7227 daysH3117 in the landH127 whereH834H8033 you 13sojournH1481.’ 8We have 14obeyedH8085 the voiceH6963 of JonadabH3082 the sonH1121 of RechabH7394, our fatherH1, in allH3605 that he commandedH6680 us, not to drinkH8354 wineH3196 allH3605 our daysH3117, we, our wivesH802, our sonsH1121 or our daughtersH1323, 9norH1115 to buildH1129 ourselves housesH1004 to dwellH3427 in; and we 15do not haveH1961 vineyardH3754 or fieldH7704 or seedH2233. 10We have only 16dweltH3427 in tentsH168, and have obeyedH8085 and have doneH6213 according to allH3605 that 17JonadabH3082 our fatherH1 commandedH6680 us. 11But when 18NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 cameH5927 up againstH413 the landH776, we saidH559, ‘ComeH935 and let us 19goH935 to JerusalemH3389 beforeH4480H6440 the armyH2428 of the ChaldeansH3778 and beforeH4480H6440 the armyH2428 of the ArameansH758.’ So we have dweltH3427 in JerusalemH3389.”

Judah Rebuked

12Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414, sayingH559, 13“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ‘GoH1980 and sayH559 to the menH376 of JudahH3063 and the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389, “20Will you not receiveH3947 instructionH4148 by listeningH8085 to My wordsH1697?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. 14“The 21wordsH1697 of JonadabH3082 the sonH1121 of RechabH7394, whichH834 he commandedH6680 his sonsH1121 not to drinkH8354 wineH3196, are observedH6965. So they do not drinkH8354 wine to thisH2088 dayH3117, for they have obeyedH8085 their father’sH1 commandH4687. But I have spokenH1696 to you 2223againH7925 and againH1696; yet you have 24not listenedH8085 to Me. 15Also I have sentH7971 to you allH3605 My 25servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030, sendingH7971 them 26againH7925 and againH7971, sayingH559: ‘27TurnH7725 nowH4994 everyH376 manH376 from his evilH7451 wayH1870 and amendH3190 your deedsH4611, and 28do not goH1980 afterH310 otherH312 godsH430 to worshipH5647 them. Then you will 29dwellH3427 in the landH127 whichH834 I have givenH5414 to you and to your forefathersH1; but you have not 30inclinedH5186 your earH241 or listenedH8085 to Me. 16IndeedH3588, the sonsH1121 of JonadabH3082 the sonH1121 of RechabH7394 have 31observedH6965 the commandH4687 of their fatherH1 whichH834 he commandedH6680 them, but thisH2088 peopleH5971 has not listenedH8085 to Me.’”’ 17ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ‘BeholdH2009, 32I am bringingH935 on JudahH3063 and on allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 allH3605 the disasterH7463 that I have pronouncedH1696 againstH5921 them; becauseH3282 I 33spokeH1696 to them but they did not listenH8085, and I have calledH7121 them but they did not answerH6030.’”

18Then JeremiahH3414 saidH559 to the houseH1004 of the RechabitesH7397, “ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ‘BecauseH3282H834 you have 34obeyedH8085 the commandH4687 of JonadabH3082 your fatherH1, keptH8104 allH3605 his commandsH4687 and doneH6213 according to allH3605 that he commandedH6680 you; 19thereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “JonadabH3082 the sonH1121 of RechabH7394 35shall not lackH3772 a manH376 to 36standH5975 beforeH6440 Me 37alwaysH3605H3117.”’”