Jer 35:1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Jer 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.
Jer 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;
Jer 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:
Jer 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.
Jer 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:
Jer 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.
Jer 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;
Jer 35:9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor
field, nor seed:
Jer 35:10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all
that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Jer 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.
Jer 35:12 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jer 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.
Jer 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.
Jer 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.
Jer 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:
Jer 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.
Jer 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:
Jer 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.