Jeremiah 35:6-10

6 But they replied, “We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jehonadab[a] son of Rekab gave us this command: ‘Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine.
7 Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land where you are nomads.’
8 We have obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine
9 or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops.
10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab commanded us.

Cross References 6

  • 1. S 2 Kings 10:15
  • 2. S Leviticus 10:9; Numbers 6:2-4; S Luke 1:15
  • 3. Hebrews 11:9
  • 4. S Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:2-3
  • 5. Proverbs 1:8; Colossians 3:20
  • 6. 1 Timothy 6:6

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew "Jonadab" , a variant of "Jehonadab" ; here and often in this chapter
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