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;
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)So we have obeyed him in all these things. We have never had a drink of wine to this day, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters.

Context of Jeremiah 35:8

6But they replied, “We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab gave us this command: ‘Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine. 7Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land where you are nomads.’ 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 9or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops. 10We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab 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 son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
• Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
• Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
• Proverbs 13:1A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
• Colossians 3:20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases 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