The Book of Jeremiah

Jer 35:1 The word which came unto Jer-emi´-ah from the Lord in the days of Je-hoi´-a-kim the son of Jo-si´-ah king of Judah, saying,

Jer 35:2 Go unto the house of the Re´chab-ites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

Jer 35:3 Then I took Ja-az-a-ni´-ah the son of Jer-e-mi´-ah, the son of Haba-zi-ni´-ah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Re´-chab-ites;

Jer 35:4 And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Ha´-nan, the son of Igda-li´-ah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Ma-a-se´-iah the son of Shal´-lum, the keeper of the door:

Jer 35:5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Re´-chab-ites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.

Jer 35:6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jon´-a-dab the son of Re´chab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:

Jer 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.

Jer 35:8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jon´-a-dab the son of Re´-chab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

Jer 35:9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

Jer 35:10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jon´-a-dab our father commanded us.

Jer 35:11 But it came to pass, when Neb-u-chad-rez´-zar 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 Chal-de´-ans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.

Jer 35:12 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jer-e-mi´-ah, saying,

Jer 35:13 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to My words? saith the Lord.

Jer 35:14 The words of Jon´-a-dab the son of Re´-chab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto Me.

Jer 35:15 I have sent also unto you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto Me.

Jer 35:16 Because the sons of Jon´-a-dab the son of Re´-chab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto Me:

Jer 35:17 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

Jer 35:18 And Jer-e-mi´-ah said unto the house of the Re´-chab-ites, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jon´-a-dab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:

Jer 35:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jon´-a-dab the son of Re´-chab shall not want a man to stand before Me for ever.