Jeremiah:35

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asv @Jeremiah:35:1 @The word which came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah , king of Judah , saying , asv @Jeremiah:35:2 @Go unto the house of the Rechabites , and speak unto them , and bring them into the house of Jehovah , into one of the chambers , and give them wine to drink . asv @Jeremiah:35:3 @Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah , the son of Habazziniah , and his brethren , and all his sons , and the whole house of the Rechabites ; asv @Jeremiah:35:4 @and I brought them into the house of Jehovah , into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah , the 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 threshold . asv @Jeremiah:35:5 @And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine , and cups ; and I said unto them , Drink ye wine . asv @Jeremiah:35:6 @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 : asv @Jeremiah:35:7 @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 wherein ye sojourn . asv @Jeremiah:35:8 @And 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 ; asv @Jeremiah:35:9 @nor to build houses for us to dwell in ; neither have we vineyard , nor field , nor seed : asv @Jeremiah:35:10 @but we have dwelt in tents , and have obeyed , and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us . asv @Jeremiah:35:11 @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 . asv @Jeremiah:35:12 @Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah , saying , asv @Jeremiah:35:13 @Thus saith Jehovah of hosts , the God of Israel : Go , and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem , Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words ? saith Jehovah . asv @Jeremiah:35:14 @The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab , that he commanded his sons , not to drink wine , are performed ; and unto this day they drink none , for they obey their father 's commandment : but I have spoken unto you , rising up early and speaking ; and ye have not hearkened unto me . asv @Jeremiah:35:15 @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 . asv @Jeremiah:35:16 @Forasmuch as 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 ; asv @Jeremiah:35:17 @therefore thus saith Jehovah , the 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 . asv @Jeremiah:35:18 @And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites , Thus saith Jehovah 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 commanded you ; asv @Jeremiah:35:19 @therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts , the God of Israel : Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever .

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