nkjv Jeremiah:35:6-14 SEEK
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But they said , "
We will drink no wine ,
for Jonadab the son of Rechab ,
our father ,
commanded us ,
saying , "
You shall drink no wine ,
you nor your sons ,
forever .
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You shall not build a house ,
sow seed ,
plant a vineyard ,
nor have any of these ;
but all your days you shall dwell in tents ,
that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners .'
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Thus 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 ,
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nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in ;
nor do we have vineyard ,
field ,
or seed .
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But we have dwelt in tents ,
and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us .
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But it came to pass ,
when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land ,
that we said , "
Come ,
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 ."
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Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah ,
saying ,
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Thus says the LORD of hosts ,
the God of Israel : "
Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem , "
Will you not receive instruction to obey My words ?"
says the LORD .
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The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab ,
which he commanded his sons ,
not to drink wine ,
are performed ;
for to this day they drink none ,
and obey their father '
s commandment .
But although I have spoken to you ,
rising early and speaking ,
you did not obey Me .