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Jeremiah 35:9

Obedience

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.

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;

Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

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.

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BSB
Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.
KJV
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
WEB
and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;
ASV
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
DARBY
and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;
BLB
and so as not to build houses for our dwelling, and not is unto us a vineyard or field or seed.
ÅB
og ikke bygge oss hus å bo i og ikke ha vingård eller åker og ikke så korn.
OTB
og ikke bygge hus å bo i, og vi har ikke vingårder, marker eller avlinger.
B1930
og ikke bygge oss hus å bo i og ikke ha vingård eller aker og ikke så korn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 6:6

    But godliness with contentment is great gain.

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  • Jeremiah 35:7

    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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  • Psalms 37:16

    A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

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  • 2 Kings 5:26

    And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

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  • Numbers 16:14

    Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

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