Jeremiah · Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 35 Berean Standard Bible
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1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”
2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into Yahweh’s house, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink.”
3 So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the entire house of the Rechabites—
3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, with his brothers, all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
4 and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
4 and I brought them into Yahweh’s house, into the room of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the princes, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.
5 Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”
5 I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”
6 “We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.
6 But they said, “We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, neither you nor your children, forever.
7 Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’
7 You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, or have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land in which you live as nomads.’
8 And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.
8 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, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;
9 Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.
9 and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;
10 But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
10 but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
11 So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”
11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, we said, ‘Come! Let’s go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we will dwell at Jerusalem.’”
12 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
12 Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
13 “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD.
13 “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words?” says Yahweh.
14 The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk it to this very day because they have obeyed the command of their forefather. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you have not obeyed Me!
14 “The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment; but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, and you have not listened to me.
15 Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
15 I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Every one of you must return now from his evil way, amend your doings, and don’t go after other gods to serve them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers;’ but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.
16 Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.
16 The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me.”’
17 Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’”
17 “Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.’”
18 Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,
18 Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you,’
19 this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Jonadab son of Rechab will never fail to have a man to stand before Me.’”
19 therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever.’”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Habazziniah
Named as the father of Jeremiah and grandfather of Jaazaniah the Rechabite.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 35:3
Hanan
Son of Igdaliah, a man of God whose sons occupied the temple chamber where Jeremiah tested the Rechabites.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 35:4
Igdaliah
Jaazaniah
Son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, whom the prophet brought with his brothers and sons, the whole house of the Rechabites, into the temple.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 35:3
Jeremiah
Son of Habazziniah and father of Jaazaniah the Rechabite.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 35:3
Maaseiah
Son of Shallum, the doorkeeper whose chamber stood below the one Jeremiah used for the Rechabites.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 35:4
Shallum
Named as the father of Maaseiah, a temple doorkeeper.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 35:4
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Kings 23:35; Jeremiah 1:3; Jeremiah 25:1; Daniel 1:1; Jeremiah 36:29
- 2 1 Chronicles 2:55; 1 Chronicles 9:26; 1 Kings 6:5–6; Ezekiel 40:7–13; 1 Chronicles 9:33
- 4 Deuteronomy 33:1; 2 Kings 12:9; 2 Chronicles 8:14; 2 Kings 25:18; Joshua 14:6
- 5 Ecclesiastes 9:7; Amos 2:12; 2 Corinthians 2:9; Jeremiah 35:2
- 6 2 Kings 10:15; 1 Chronicles 2:55; Luke 1:15; Leviticus 10:9; Judges 13:14
- 7 Jeremiah 35:10; Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:2–3; Leviticus 23:42–43; Genesis 25:27
- 8 Colossians 3:20; Proverbs 1:8–9; Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 4:1–2; Proverbs 4:10
- 9 1 Timothy 6:6; Jeremiah 35:7; Psalm 37:16; 2 Kings 5:26; Numbers 16:14
- 11 Jeremiah 8:14; 2 Kings 24:1–2; Jeremiah 4:5–7; Daniel 1:1–2; Luke 21:20–21
- 13 Jeremiah 32:33; Jeremiah 5:3; Isaiah 28:9–12; Jeremiah 6:8–10; Jeremiah 9:12
- 14 Jeremiah 25:3–4; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 30:9; Jeremiah 11:7; Jeremiah 7:24–26
- 15 Jeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 25:5–6; Ezekiel 18:30–32; Hosea 14:1–4; Jeremiah 17:20–25
- 16 Jeremiah 35:14; Malachi 1:6; Isaiah 1:3; Matthew 11:28–30; Luke 15:11–13
- 17 Isaiah 66:4; Romans 10:21; Jeremiah 7:13; Isaiah 65:12; Luke 13:34–35
- 18 Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16; Ephesians 6:1–3
- 19 Jeremiah 15:19; Luke 21:36; Jude 24; Jeremiah 33:17–18; Psalm 5:5
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