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The
Rekabites
35:1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD
in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,
saying,
35:2 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.
35:3 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;
35:4 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:
35:5 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.
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:
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 where ye be
strangers.
35:8 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;
35:9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have
we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
35:10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done
according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
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.
35:12 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
35:13 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.
35:14 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.
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.
35:16 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:
35:17 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.
35:18 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:
35:19 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. |
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