Jeremiah 35:6 ““We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son…”

Jeremiah 35:6

“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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:

World English Bible

But they said, “We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, neither you nor your children, forever.

American Standard Version

But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever:

Geneva Bible 1599

But they said, We will drinke no wine: for Ionadab the sonne of Rechab our father commanded vs, saying, Ye shall drinke no wine, neither you nor your sonnes for euer.

Darby Translation

And they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, ye nor your sons for ever;

Young's Literal Translation

And they say, 'We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons — unto the age;

Bible in Basic English

But they said, We will take no wine: for Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, gave us orders, saying, You are to take no wine, you or your sons, for ever:

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Cross references

“Jonadab”

2 Kings 10:15 1 Chronicles 2:55

2 Kings 10:15 · BSB

When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “g…

1 Chronicles 2:55 · BSB

and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

“Ye shall”

Luke 1:15 Leviticus 10:9 Judges 13:7 Judges 13:14 Numbers 6:2–5 1 Corinthians 7:26–31

Luke 1:15 · BSB

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

Leviticus 10:9 · BSB

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.

Judges 13:7 · BSB

But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the…

Judges 13:14 · BSB

She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”

Numbers 6:2–5 · BSB

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,

1 Corinthians 7:26–31 · BSB

Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

“all”

Jeremiah 35:10 Genesis 25:27 Nehemiah 8:14–16 1 Peter 2:11 Hebrews 11:9–13 Leviticus 23:42

Jeremiah 35:10 · BSB

But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.

Genesis 25:27 · BSB

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

Nehemiah 8:14–16 · BSB

And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,

1 Peter 2:11 · BSB

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

Hebrews 11:9–13 · BSB

By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

Leviticus 23:42 · BSB

You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,

“that ye”

Genesis 36:7 Exodus 20:12 1 Chronicles 16:19 Psalm 105:12 Ephesians 6:2 Ephesians 6:3

Genesis 36:7 · BSB

For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

Exodus 20:12 · BSB

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

1 Chronicles 16:19 · BSB

When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

Psalm 105:12 · BSB

When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

Ephesians 6:2 · BSB

“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

Ephesians 6:3 · BSB

“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

Also

2 Kings 10:23

2 Kings 10:23 · BSB

Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”

7Nor 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.’

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