Jeremiah 35:8

Jeremiah 35:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)We have obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine
• English Standard Version (ESV)We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

Context of Jeremiah 35:8

6But they answered, “We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, ‘You and your children must never drink wine. 7Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.’ We and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab commanded us. We have never drunk wine. 9We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops. 10We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us.

Jeremiah 35:8 word by word

וַנִּשְׁמַ֗ע בְּק֨וֹל יְהוֹנָדָ֤ב בֶּן־רֵכָב֙ אָבִ֔ינוּ לְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֑נוּ לְבִלְתִּ֤י שְׁתֽוֹת־יַ֙יִן֙ כָּל־יָמֵ֔ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ נָשֵׁ֔ינוּ בָּנֵ֖ינוּ וּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus have we obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָבyehônâdâb · JonadabH3082
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Rechabרֵכָבrêkâb · RechabH7394
• our fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• in all that he hath chargedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• us, to drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• no wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• all our daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• we, our wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• nor our daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Cross-references for Jeremiah 35:8

• Proverbs 1:8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.
• Proverbs 4:1Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.
• Proverbs 6:20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
• Proverbs 13:1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
• Colossians 3:20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 35:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Thus have we obeyed the voice - We have considered these precepts so very reasonable, so very useful, so conducive to the health of both body and mind, and sanctioned by such a respectable antiquity that we scrupulously and religiously observe them.Read the comment
• 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. 88. all that he ... charged us ... all our days, we ... wives ... sons ... daughters--unreserved obedience in all particulars, at all times, and on the part of all, without exception: in these respects Israel's obedience to God was wanting. Contrast 1Sa 15:20, 21; Psa 78:34-37, 41, 56, 57.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 35:8

• Abstinence, Total
• Hanan
• Jonadab
• Rechab
• Wine

In the dictionaries

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

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