Jeremiah 35:6-14

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁶ But they replied, ‘We do not drink wine, for Jonadab,^(A) son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded, “You and your descendants must never drink wine. ⁷ You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Rather, you must live in tents your whole life, so that you may live a long time on the soil where you stay as a resident foreigner.”^{(B) 8} We have obeyed Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, in all he commanded us. So we haven’t drunk wine our whole life – we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters. ⁹ We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed. ¹⁰ But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done everything our ancestor Jonadab commanded us. ¹¹ However, when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched into the land,^(C) we said, “Come, let’s go into Jerusalem to get away from the Chaldean and Aramean armies.” So we have been living in Jerusalem.’

¹² Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ¹³ ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, “Will you not accept discipline^(D) by listening to my words? – this is the Lord’s declaration. ¹⁴ The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his descendants not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this day because they have obeyed their ancestor’s command. But I have spoken to you time and time again,^[a](E) and you have not obeyed me!