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Jeremiah 35:12

Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Integrity;   Prophecy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Rechabites;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehonadab;   Rechab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jehonadab;   Kenites;   Nations;   Rechab, Rechabites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jonadab ;   Rechab ;   Rechabites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jonadab;   Rechabites;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Re'chab;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehu;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Will;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:
Hebrew Names Version
Then came the word of the LORD to Yirmeyahu, saying,
King James Version
Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,
English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,
New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah:
World English Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the word of the Lord vnto Ieremiah, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord told me to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: I, the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, want you to learn a lesson
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the word of Adonai came to Yirmeyahu:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then this message from the Lord came to Jeremiah:
George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Good News Translation
Then the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, told me to go and say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, "I, the Lord , ask you why you refuse to listen to me and to obey my instructions.
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
Literal Translation
Then the Word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came ye worde of the LORDE vnto Ieremy, sayenge:
American Standard Version
Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying:
King James Version (1611)
Then came the word of the Lord vnto Ieremiah, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ieremie, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, after that Ananias had broken the yokes off his neck, saying,
English Revised Version
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye,
Update Bible Version
Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,
New English Translation
Then the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.
New King James Version
Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,
New Living Translation
Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah:
New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
New Revised Standard
Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying:
Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel:
THE MESSAGE
Then Jeremiah received this Message from God : " God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, wants you to go tell the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem that I say, ‘Why won't you learn your lesson and do what I tell you?' God 's Decree. ‘The commands of Jonadab son of Recab to his sons have been carried out to the letter. He told them not to drink wine, and they haven't touched a drop to this very day. They honored and obeyed their ancestor's command. But look at you! I have gone to a lot of trouble to get your attention, and you've ignored me. I sent prophet after prophet to you, all of them my servants, to tell you from early morning to late at night to change your life, make a clean break with your evil past and do what is right, to not take up with every Tom, Dick, and Harry of a god that comes down the pike, but settle down and be faithful in this country I gave your ancestors. "‘And what do I get from you? Deaf ears. The descendants of Jonadab son of Recab carried out to the letter what their ancestor commanded them, but this people ignores me.' "So here's what is going to happen. God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘I will bring calamity down on the heads of the people of Judah and Jerusalem—the very calamity I warned you was coming—because you turned a deaf ear when I spoke, turned your backs when I called.'" Then, turning to the Recabite community, Jeremiah said, "And this is what God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, says to you: Because you have done what Jonadab your ancestor told you, obeyed his commands and followed through on his instructions, receive this Message from God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel: There will always be a descendant of Jonadab son of Recab at my service! Always!'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

Contextual Overview

12Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,13"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 and honoring them?" says the LORD. 14"The command which Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons not to drink wine has been observed [as a custom for more than two hundred years]. To this day they do not drink wine, for they have obeyed their father's command. But I have repeatedly spoken to you, yet you have not listened to Me. 15"I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them repeatedly, saying, 'Let every one of you turn now from his evil way and alter your behavior, and do not follow other gods to worship and serve them; and then you will live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers. But you have not submitted or listened to Me. 16'Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have observed the command of their father which he gave them, but this people has not listened to Me.'"' 17"Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Behold (hear this), I am bringing on Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, but they have not listened, and I have called to them, but they have not answered.'" 18Then 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 and have kept all his commands and have done according to all that he commanded you, 19therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Jonadab the son of Rechab shall never fail to have a man (descendant) to stand before Me always."'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." So Abram built an altar there to [honor] the LORD who had appeared to him.
Genesis 15:18
On the same day the LORD made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—
Genesis 28:13
And behold, the LORD stood above and around him and said, "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your [father's] father and the God of Isaac; I will give to you and to your descendants the land [of promise] on which you are lying.
Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, "Go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you [in a distinct manifestation] when you fled [years ago] from Esau your brother."
Genesis 35:3
then let us get up and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."
Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all the [idols and images of the] foreign gods they had and the rings which were in their ears [worn as charms against evil], and Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.
Genesis 35:14
Jacob set up a pillar (memorial, monument) in the place where he had talked with God, a pillar of stone, and he poured a drink offering [of wine] on it; he also poured oil on it [to declare it sacred for God's purpose].
Genesis 35:17
When she was in hard labor the midwife said to her, "Do not be afraid; you now have another son."
Genesis 35:21
Then Israel (Jacob) journeyed on and pitched his tent on the other side of the tower of Eder [the lookout point used by shepherds].
Genesis 48:4
and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a great company of people, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah,.... After the Rechabites had been tried whether they would break the command of their father, respecting drinking of wine; and steadfastly persisted in their resolution not to drink, urging the reason of it, and vindicating their conduct in another respect:

saying; as follows:


 
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