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The
word which came to
Jeremiah from the
LORD in the
days of
Jehoiakim the
son of
Josiah,
king of
Judah,
saying,
h'wh.y teaem .Wh'y.m.rIy -l,a h'y'h -r,v]a r'b'D;h ? h'd.Wh.y .$,l,m .Wh'Yiva{y -n,B ~yiq'yw{h.y yemyiB ? r{mael
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"Go to the
house of the
Rechabites and
speak to them, and
bring them into the
house of the
LORD, into
one of the
chambers, and
give them
wine to
drink."
~'tw{a 'T.r;Bid.w ~yib'ker'h tyeB -l,a .$w{l'h ? tw{k'v.L;h t;x;a -l,a h'wh.y tyeB ~'tw{aib]h;w ? !Iy'y ~'tw{a 'tyiq.vih.w
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Then I
took Jaazaniah the
son of
Jeremiah,
son of
Habazziniah, and his
brothers and
all his
sons and the
whole house of the
Rechabites,
h'y.niC;b]x -n,B .Wh'y.m.rIy -n,b h'y.n;z]a;y -t,a x;Q,a'w ? tyeB -l'K tea.w wy'n'B -l'K -t,a.w wy'x,a -t,a.w ? ~yib'ker'h
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and I
brought them into the
house of the
LORD, into the
chamber of the
sons of
Hanan the
son of
Igdaliah, the
man of
God,
which was
near the
chamber of the
officials,
which was
above * the
chamber of
Maaseiah the
son of
Shallum, the
doorkeeper.
yen.B t;K.vil -l,a h'wh.y tyeB ~'t{a aib'a'w ? l,cea -r,v]a ~yih{l/a'h vyia .Wh'y.l;D.gIy -n,B !'n'x ? .Wh'yef][;m t;K.vil.l l;[;Mim r,v]a ~yir'F;h t;K.vil ? @;S;h rem{v ~UL;v -n,b
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Then I
set before the
men of the
house of the
Rechabites pitchers full of
wine and
cups; and I
said to them,
"Drink wine!"
~yib'ker'h -tyeb yen.B yen.pil !eT,a'w ? !Iy'y -.Wt.v ~,hyel]a r;m{a'w tw{s{k.w !Iy;y ~yiael.m ~yi[ib.G
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But they
said, "We will not
drink wine, for
Jonadab the
son of
Rechab, our
father,
commanded us,
saying, 'You shall not
drink wine, you or your
sons,
forever *.
b'ker -n,B b'd'nw{y yiK !Iy'Y -h,T.vin a{l .Wr.ma{Y;w ? !Iy;y -.WT.vit a{l r{mael .Wnyel'[ h\Wic .Wnyib'a ? ~'lw{[ -d;[ ~,kyen.b.W ~,T;a
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'You shall not
build a
house, and you shall not
sow seed and you shall not
plant a
vineyard or
own one; but in
tents you shall
dwell all your
days, that you may
live many days in the
land where * you
sojourn.'
~,r,k.w .W['r.zit -a{l [;r,z.w .Wn.bit -a{l tIy;b.W ? ~yil'h\a'B yiK ~,k'l h,y.hIy a{l.w .W['Jit -a{l ? ~yiB;r ~yim'y .Wy.xiT !;[;m.l ~,kyem.y -l'K .Wb.veT ? ~'v ~yir'G ~,T;a r,v]a h'm'd]a'h yen.P -l;[
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"We have
obeyed the
voice of
Jonadab the
son of
Rechab, our
father, in
all that he
commanded us, not to
drink wine all our
days, we, our
wives, our
sons or our
daughters,
.Wnyib'a b'ker -n,B b'd'nw{h.y lw{q.B [;m.viN;w ? .Wnyem'y -l'K !Iy;y -tw{t.v yiT.lib.l .Wn\Wic r,v]a l{k.l ? .Wnyet{n.b.W .Wnyen'B .Wnyev'n .Wn.x;n]a
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nor to
build ourselves
houses to
dwell in; and we do not
have vineyard or
field or
seed.
h,d'f.w ~,r,k.w .WneT.biv.l ~yiT'B tw{n.B yiT.lib.l.W ? .Wn'L -h,y.hIy a{l [;r,z'w
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"We have only
dwelt in
tents, and have
obeyed and have
done according to
all that
Jonadab our
father commanded us.
.Wn\Wic -r,v]a l{k.K f;[;N;w [;m.viN;w ~yil'h\a'B b,veN;w ? .Wnyib'a b'd'nw{y
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"But when
Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon came up
against the
land, we
said,
'Come and let us
go to
Jerusalem before * the
army of the
Chaldeans and
before * the
army of the
Arameans.' So we have
dwelt in
Jerusalem."
#,r'a'h -l,a l,b'B -.k,l,m r;Ca,r.d;k.Wb.n tw{l][;B yih.y;w ? lyex yen.Pim ~i;l'v.Wr.y aw{b'n.w .Wa{B r,ma{N;w ? ~i'l'v.WryiB b,veN;w ~'r]a lyex yen.Pim.W ~yiD.f;K;h
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Then the
word of the
LORD came to
Jeremiah,
saying,
r{mael .Wh'y.m.rIy -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.D yih.y;w
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"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel,
'Go and
say to the
men of
Judah and the
inhabitants of
Jerusalem, "Will you not
receive instruction by
listening to My
words?"
declares the
LORD.
lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K ? yeb.vw{y.l.W h'd.Wh.y vyia.l 'T.r;m'a.w .${l'h ? h'wh.y -mUa.n y;r'b.D -l,a ;[{m.vil r's.Wm .Wx.qit aw{l]h ~i'l'v.Wr.y
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"The
words of
Jonadab the
son of
Rechab,
which he
commanded his
sons not to
drink wine, are
observed. So they do not
drink wine to
this day, for they have
obeyed their
father's command. But I have
spoken to you
again and
again; yet you have not
listened to Me.
h\Wic -r,v]a b'ker -n,B b'd'nw{h.y yer.biD -t,a ~;q.Wh ? .Wt'v a{l.w !Iy;y -tw{t.v yiT.lib.l wy'n'B -t,a ? ~,hyib]a t;w.cim tea .W[.m'v yiK h,Z;h ~w{Y;h -d;[ ? a{l.w reB;d.w ~eK.v;h ~,kyel]a yiT.r;BiD yik{n'a.w ? y'lea ~,T.[;m.v
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"Also I have
sent to you
all My
servants the
prophets,
sending them
again and
again,
saying:
'Turn now every man from his
evil way and
amend your
deeds, and do not
go after other gods to
worship them. Then you will
dwell in the
land which I have
given to you and to your
forefathers; but you have not
inclined your
ear or
listened to Me.
~yiaib.N;h y;d'b][ -l'K -t,a ~,kyel]a x;l.v,a'w ? w{K.r;Dim vyia a'n -.WbUv r{mael ;x{l'v.w ~yeK.v;h ? .Wk.leT -l;a.w ~,kyel.l;[;m .Wbyijyeh.w h'['r'h ? h'm'd]a'h -l,a .Wb.v.W ~'d.b'[.l ~yirex]a ~yih{l/a yer]x;a ? ~,tyiJih a{l.w ~,kyet{b]a;l.w ~,k'l yiT;t'n -r,v]a ? y'lea ~,T.[;m.v a{l.w ~,k.n.z'a -t,a
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'Indeed, the
sons of
Jonadab the
son of
Rechab have
observed the
command of their
father which he
commanded them, but
this people has not
listened to Me.' "'
t;w.cim -t,a b'ker -n,B b'd'nw{h.y yen.B .Wmyiqeh yiK ? .W[.m'v a{l h,Z;h ~'['h.w ~\Wic r,v]a ~,hyib]a ? y'lea
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"Therefore thus says the
LORD, the
God of
hosts, the
God of
Israel,
'Behold, I am
bringing on
Judah and on
all the
inhabitants of
Jerusalem all the
disaster that I have
pronounced against them;
because I
spoke to them but they did not
listen, and I have
called them but they did not
answer.' "
yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c yeh{l/a h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K !ek'l ? yeb.vw{y -l'K l,a.w h'd.Wh.y -l,a ayibem yin.nih lea'r.fIy ? ~,hyel][ yiT.r;BiD r,v]a h'['r'h -l'K tea ~i;l'v.Wr.y ? a'r.q,a'w .W[em'v a{l.w ~,hyel]a yiT.r;BiD !;[;y ? .Wn'[ a{l.w ~,h'l
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Then
Jeremiah said to the
house of the
Rechabites,
"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel,
'Because * you have
obeyed the
command of
Jonadab your
father,
kept all his
commands and
done according to
all that he
commanded you;
r;m'a -h{K .Wh'y.m.rIy r;m'a ~yib'ker'h tyeb.l.W ? ~,T.[;m.v r,v]a !;[;y lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ? -l'K -t,a .Wr.m.viT;w ~,kyib]a b'd'nw{h.y t;w.cim -l;[ ? ~,k.t,a h\Wic -r,v]a l{k.K .Wf][;T;w wy't{w.cim
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therefore thus says the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel,
"Jonadab the
son of
Rechab shall not
lack a
man to
stand before Me
always *.""'
lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K !ek'l ? dem{[ b'ker -n,B b'd'nw{y.l vyia ter'KIy -a{l ? ~yim'Y;h -l'K y;n'p.l