rsv Jeremiah:35:6-14 SEEK
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But they answered , "
We will drink no wine ,
for Jon '
adab the son of Rechab ,
our father ,
commanded us , `
You shall not drink wine ,
neither you nor your sons for ever ;
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you shall not build a house ;
you shall not sow seed ;
you shall not plant or have a vineyard ;
but you shall live in tents all your days ,
that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn .'
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We have obeyed the voice of Jon '
adab 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 ,
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and not to build houses to dwell in .
We have no vineyard or field or seed ;
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but we have lived in tents ,
and have obeyed and done all that Jon '
adab our father commanded us .
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But when Nebuchadrez '
zar king of Babylon came up against the land ,
we said , `
Come ,
and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chalde '
ans and the army of the Syrians .'
So we are living in Jerusalem ."
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Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah :
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Thus says the LORD of hosts ,
the God of Israel :
Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem ,
Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words ?
says the LORD .
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The command which Jon '
adab the son of Rechab gave to his sons ,
to drink no wine ,
has been kept ;
and they drink none to this day ,
for they have obeyed their father '
s command .
I have spoken to you persistently ,
but you have not listened to me .