Jeremiah 35:16

Legacy Standard Bible

Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have established the command of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to Me.'"'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out their ancestor’s command he gave them, but these people have not obeyed me.

Hebrew Names Version
Because the sons of Yehonadav the son of Rechav have performed the mitzvah of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me;

King James Version
Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:

English Standard Version
The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the command that their father gave them, but this people has not obeyed me.

New American Standard Bible
'Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have followed the command of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to Me.'"'

New Century Version
The descendants of Jonadab son of Recab obeyed the commands their ancestor gave them, but the people of Judah have not obeyed me.'

Amplified Bible
'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.'"'

World English Bible
Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Surely the sonnes of Ionadab the sonne of Rechab, haue kept the commaundement of their father, which he gaue them, but this people hath not obeyed me.

Berean Standard Bible
Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.

Contemporary English Version
The Rechabites have obeyed the command of their ancestor Jonadab, but you have not obeyed me,

Complete Jewish Bible
Because the descendants of Yonadav the son of Rekhav have obeyed the order of their ancestor, which he ordered them; but this people has not listened to me;

Darby Translation
Yea, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;

Easy-to-Read Version
The descendants of Jonadab obeyed the commands that their ancestor gave them, but the people of Judah have not obeyed me.'

George Lamsa Translation
Behold, the sons of Jonadab have faithfully kept the commandment of their father, who commanded them, but this people has not hearkened to me;

Good News Translation
Jonadab's descendants have obeyed the command that their ancestor gave them, but you people have not obeyed me.

Lexham English Bible
For the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, have carried out the command of their ancestor that he commanded them, but this people did not listen to me."

Literal Translation
Because the sons of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, have stood on the command of their father which he gave them, but this people has not listened to Me,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The childre of Ionadab Rachabs sonne haue stedfastly kepte their fathers comaudement, yt he gaue them, but this people is not obedient vnto me

American Standard Version
Forasmuch as the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;

Bible in Basic English
Though the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have done the orders of their father which he gave them, this people has not given ear to me:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto Me;

King James Version (1611)
Because the sonnes of Ionadab, the sonne of Rechab, haue performed the commaundement of their father, which he commaunded them, but this people hath not hearkened vnto me;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The chyldren of Ionadab Rechabs sonne, haue stedfastly kept their fathers commaundement that he gaue them: but this people is not obedient vnto me,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Therefore thus said the Lord: Behold, I will cast thee off from the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die.

English Revised Version
Forasmuch as the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the sones of Jonadab, sone of Recab, maden stidfast the comaundement of her fadir, which he comaundide to hem; but this puple obeiede not to me.

Update Bible Version
Since the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me;

Webster's Bible Translation
Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened to me:

New English Translation
Yes, the descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the orders that their ancestor gave them. But you people have not obeyed me!

New King James Version
Surely the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them, but this people has not obeyed Me."'

New Living Translation
The descendants of Jehonadab son of Recab have obeyed their ancestor completely, but you have refused to listen to me.'

New Life Bible
The sons of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, have obeyed what their father told them, but these people have not listened to Me.'"'

New Revised Standard
The descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the command that their ancestor gave them, but this people has not obeyed me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have, confirmed, the commandment of their father which he commanded them, - whereas, this people, have not hearkened unto me,

Douay-Rheims Bible
So the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have constantly kept the commandment of their father, which he commanded them: but this people hath not obeyed me.

Revised Standard Version
The sons of Jon'adab the son of Rechab have kept the command which their father gave them, but this people has not obeyed me.

Young's Literal Translation
`Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have performed the command of their father, that he commanded them, and this people have not hearkened unto Me,

THE MESSAGE
Meeting in God's Temple The Message that Jeremiah received from God ten years earlier, during the time of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Israel: "Go visit the Recabite community. Invite them to meet with you in one of the rooms in God 's Temple. And serve them wine." So I went and got Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, along with all his brothers and sons—the whole community of the Recabites as it turned out—and brought them to God 's Temple and to the meeting room of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. It was next to the meeting room of the Temple officials and just over the apartment of Maaseiah son of Shallum, who was in charge of Temple affairs. Then I set out chalices and pitchers of wine for the Recabites and said, "A toast! Drink up!" But they wouldn't do it. "We don't drink wine," they said. "Our ancestor Jonadab son of Recab commanded us, ‘You are not to drink wine, you or your children, ever. Neither shall you build houses or settle down, planting fields and gardens and vineyards. Don't own property. Live in tents as nomads so that you will live well and prosper in a wandering life.' "And we've done it, done everything Jonadab son of Recab commanded. We and our wives, our sons and daughters, drink no wine at all. We don't build houses. We don't have vineyards or fields or gardens. We live in tents as nomads. We've listened to our ancestor Jonadab and we've done everything he commanded us. "But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded our land, we said, ‘Let's go to Jerusalem and get out of the path of the Chaldean and Aramean armies, find ourselves a safe place.' That's why we're living in Jerusalem right now." 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.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have observed the command of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to Me.'"'

Contextual Overview

¹²Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying, ¹³"Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "Will you not receive discipline by listening to My words?" declares Yahweh. ¹⁴"The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are established. So they do not drink wine to this day, for they have listened to their father's command. But I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; yet you have not listened to Me. ¹⁵Also I have sent to you all My slaves the prophets, rising up early and sending, saying: ‘Turn now every man from his evil way and make good your deeds, and do not walk after other gods to serve them. Then you will inhabit the land which I have given to you and to your fathers; but you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me. ¹⁶Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have established the command of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to Me.'"' ¹⁷Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am bringing on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the harmful evil that I have spoken against them because I spoke to them but they did not listen, and I have called them but they did not answer.'" ¹⁸Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, "Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Because you have listened to the command of Jonadab your father, kept all his commands, and done according to all that he commanded you, ¹⁹therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not have a man cut off from standing before Me always."'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 35:14, Isaiah 1:3, Malachi 1:6, Matthew 11:28-30, Luke 15:11-13, Luke 15:28-30

Cross-References

Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said,"I will greatly multiplyYour pain and conception,In pain you will bear children;Your desire will be for your husband,And he will rule over you."

Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Genesis 48:7
Now as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died, to my sorrow, in the land of Canaan on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."

Ruth 1:2
The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi; and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem in Judah. Now they came to the fields of Moab and remained there.

2 Kings 5:19
And he said to him, "Go in peace." So he went from him some distance.

1 Chronicles 2:19
Then Azubah died, and Caleb took for himself Ephrath as a wife, and she bore him Hur.

Psalms 132:6
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,We found it in the fields of Jaar.

Micah 5:2
But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Too little to be among the clans of Judah,From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.His goings forth are from everlasting,From the ancient days."

Matthew 2:1
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

Matthew 2:16
Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully determined from the magi.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Because the son of Jonadab the son of Rechab,.... Here we have the contrast between the Rechabites and the Israelites; the obedience of the one, and the disobedience of the other; the design of which is to aggravate and expose the sin of the Jews, since the former

have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; that particular commandment of not drinking wine, which they had never once violated in such a course of time; nor could they now be prevailed upon, even by the prophet himself, to do it:

but this people hath not hearkened unto me; the Lord their God, their father that bought them, made them, and established them. Gross ingratitude! Deuteronomy 32:6.