Jeremiah 35:8
6 “We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.
7 Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’
And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.
9 Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.
10 But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;
- ASV
- And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;
- DARBY
- And we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters,
- BLB
- And we have listened to the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab our father in all that he has commanded us, so as not to drink wine all our days—we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters—
- ÅB
- Og vi adlød vår far Jonadab, Rekabs sønn, i alt han befalte oss - at vi aldri skulle drikke vin, hverken vi eller våre hustruer eller våre sønner eller våre døtre,
- OTB
- Vi har adlydt Jonadab, sønn av Rekab, vår stamfars røst, i alt han bød oss, å ikke drikke vin alle våre dager, vi, våre koner, våre sønner eller våre døtre,
- B1930
- Og vi adlød vår far Jonadab, Rekabs sønn, i alt han bød oss - at vi aldri skulde drikke vin, hverken vi eller våre hustruer eller våre sønner eller våre døtre,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Read in contextProverbs 1:8–9
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
Read in contextProverbs 6:20
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
Read in contextProverbs 4:1–2
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
Read in contextProverbs 4:10
Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
Read in contextProverbs 13:1
A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
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