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