Jeremiah 35:10

10 But we have lived in tents, and we have obeyed, and we have done all that Jehonadab, our ancestor, commanded us.

Jeremiah 35:10 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 35:10

But we have dwelt in tents
Ever since, until very lately, when they had taken up their dwelling in Jerusalem; the reason of which is presently given: and have obeyed, and done according to all Jonadab our father
commanded us;
and should it be objected, that in one point they had not obeyed, in that they had left their tents, and now dwelt in Jerusalem; they had this to say in answer to it, and as the reason of their so doing, as follows:

Jeremiah 35:10 In-Context

8 And we obeyed the voice of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our ancestor, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

9 and not to build houses [for] our living, and there is not vineyard, or field, or seed for us.

10 But we have lived in tents, and we have obeyed, and we have done all that Jehonadab, our ancestor, commanded us.

11 {But then} at the coming up against the land of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, then we said, 'Come and let us go [to] Jerusalem {before} the army of the Chaldeans, and {before} the army of the Arameans.' That is why we are living in Jerusalem."

12 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, {saying},

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "father"