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Wycliffe Bible

Jeremiah 35:12

And the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye,

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:
Amplified Bible
Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,
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,
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

12 And the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye, 13 and seide, The Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, Go thou, and seie to the men of Juda, and to the dwelleris of Jerusalem, Whether ye schulen not take techyng, that ye obeie to my wordis, seith the Lord? 14 The wordis of Jonadab, sone of Rechab, hadden the maistrie, whiche he comaundide to hise sones, that thei schulden not drynke wyn; and thei drynken not, `til to this dai; for thei obeieden to the comaundement of her fadir; but Y spak to you, and Y roos ful eerli, and spake, and ye obeieden not to me. 15 And Y sente to you alle my seruauntis profetis, and Y roos ful eerli, and Y sente, and seide, Be ye conuertid, ech man fro his worste weye, and make ye good youre studies, and nyle ye sue alien goddis, nether worschipe ye hem, and ye schulen dwelle in the lond, which Y yaf to you, and to youre fadris; and ye bowiden not youre eere, nether herden me. 16 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. 17 Therfor the Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal bringe on Juda, and on alle the dwelleris of Jerusalem, al the turment which Y spak ayens hem; for Y spak to hem, and thei herden not; Y clepide hem, and thei answeriden not to me. 18 Forsothe Jeremye seide to the hous of Recabitis, The Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, For that that ye obeieden to the comaundement of Jonadab, youre fadir, and kepten alle hise comaundementis, and diden alle thingis, whiche he comaundide to you; 19 therfor the Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, A man of the generacioun of Jonadab, sone of Recab, schal not faile stondynge in my siyt in alle daies.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 12:7
Sotheli the Lord apperide to Abram, and seide to hym, Y schal yyue this lond to thi seed. And Abram bildide there an auter to the Lord, that apperide to hym.
Genesis 15:18
In that dai the Lord made a couenaunt of pees with Abram, and seide, Y schal yyue to thi seed this lond, fro the ryuer of Egipt til to the greet ryuer Eufrates; Cyneis,
Genesis 28:13
and the Lord fastned to the laddir, seiynge to hym, Y am the Lord God of Abraham, thi fadir, and God of Isaac; Y schal yyue to thee and to thi seed the lond in which thou slepist.
Genesis 35:1
Yn the mene tyme the Lord spak to Jacob, Ryse thou, and stie to Bethel, and dwelle thou there, and make thou an auter to the Lord, that apperide to thee whanne thou fleddist Esau, thi brother.
Genesis 35:3
rise ye, and stie we into Bethel, that we make there an auter to the Lord, which herde me in the dai of my tribulacioun, and was felowe of my weie.
Genesis 35:4
Therfor thei yauen to hym alle alien goddis which thei hadden, and eere ryngis, that weren in `the eeris of hem; and he deluyde tho vndur a `tre, clepid therubynte, which is bihynde the citee of Sichem.
Genesis 35:14
Forsothe Jacob reiside a title ether memorial of stoonys, in the place where ynne God spak to hym, and he sacrifiede ther onne fletynge sacrifices, and schedde out oile,
Genesis 35:17
sche bigan to be in perel for the hardnesse of childberyng; and the medewijf seide to hir, Nyle thou drede, for thou schalt haue also this sone.
Genesis 35:21
Jacob yede fro thennus, and settide tabernacle ouer the tour of the flok.
Genesis 48:4
and seide, Y schal encreesse and multiplie thee, and Y schal make thee in to cumpanyes of puplis, and Y schal yyue to thee this lond, and to thi seed aftir thee, in to euerlastinge possessioun.

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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