Jeremiah 35
1. The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying * ,
2. Go * unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak * unto them, and bring * them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink * .
3. 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;
4. And I brought * them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper * of the door:
5. And I set * before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said * unto them, Drink * ye wine.
6. But they said * , We will drink * no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded * us, saying * , Ye shall drink * no wine,neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
7. Neither shall ye build * house, nor sow * seed, nor plant * vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell * in tents; that ye may live * many days in the land where ye be strangers * .
8. 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;
9. Nor to build * houses for us to dwell in * : neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
10. But we have dwelt in * tents, and have obeyed * , and done * according to all that Jonadab our father commanded * us.
11. But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up * into the land, that we said * , Come * , and let us go * to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell * at Jerusalem.
12. Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying * ,
13. Thus saith * the LORD of hosts,the God of Israel; Go * and tell * the men of Judah and the inhabitants * of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive * instruction to hearken * to my words? saith * the LORD.
14. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded * his sons not to drink * wine, are performed * ; for unto this day they drink * none, but obey * their father's commandment:notwithstanding I have spoken * unto you, rising early * and speaking * ; but ye hearkened * not unto me.
15. I have sent * also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early * and sending * them, saying * , Return * ye now every man from his evil way, and amend * your doings, and go * not after other gods to serve * them, and ye shall dwell in * the land which I have given * to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined * your ear, nor hearkened * unto me.
16. Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed * the commandment of their father, which he commanded * them; but this people hath not hearkened * unto me:
17. Therefore thus saith * the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel;Behold, I will bring * upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants * of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced * against them: because I have spoken * unto them, but they have not heard * ; and I have called * unto them, but they have not answered * .
18. And Jeremiah said * unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith * the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel;Because ye have obeyed * the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept * all his precepts, and done * according unto all that he hath commanded * you:
19. Therefore thus saith * the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want * a man to stand * before me for ever.
