New Living Translation
Jeremiah 35:3
3So I went to see Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah and grandson of Habazziniah and all his brothers and sons—representing all the Recabite families.
Jeremiah 35:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
- New International Version (NIV)So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the whole family of the Rekabites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah and his brothers and all his sons and the whole house of the Rechabites.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, his brothers and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites,
Context of Jeremiah 35:3
1This is the message the Lord gave Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah: 2“Go to the settlement where the families of the Recabites live, and invite them to the Lord’s Temple. Take them into one of the inner rooms, and offer them some wine.” So I went to see Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah and grandson of Habazziniah and all his brothers and sons—representing all the Recabite families. 4I took them to the Temple, and we went into the room assigned to the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was located next to the one used by the Temple officials, directly above the room of Maaseiah son of Shallum, the Temple gatekeeper. 5I set cups and jugs of wine before them and invited them to have a drink,
Read all of Jeremiah 35Jeremiah 35:3 word by word
וָאֶקַּ֞ח אֶת־יַאֲזַנְיָ֤ה בֶֽן־יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־חֲבַצִּנְיָ֔ה וְאֶת־אֶחָ֖יו וְאֶת־כָּל־בָּנָ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־בֵּ֥ית הָרֵכָבִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- Jaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּya'ăzanyâh ya'ăzanyâhû · JaazaniahH2970
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- of Habaziniahחֲבַצִּנְיָהchăbatstsanyâh · HabazziniahH2262
- and his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- and the whole houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of the Rechabitesרֵכָבִיrêkâh · RechabiteH7397
Commentaries on Jeremiah 35:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The whole house of the Rechabites - That is, the family - the chiefs of which are here specified.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Jaazaniah was the chief of that portion of the tribe which had taken refuge in Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The Jeremiah mentioned here was not the prophet. He and the others were part of the Recabite community.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Jaazaniah--the elder and chief of the clan.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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