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Jeremiah 35:7 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 35:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 35 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Jeremiah 35:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 35:7
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard—The mitzvah (command) of Jonadab ben Rechab prescribed radical non-settlement, rejecting agriculture (זֶרַע zera', seed) and viticulture (כֶּרֶם kerem, vineyard) as symbols of permanent settlement. Dwell in tents (אֹהָלִים ohalim) echoes Israel's wilderness pilgrimage, maintaining stranger-consciousness (גֵּרִים gerim).This ascetic vow wasn't arbitrary primitivism but theological protest: permanent settlement breeds spiritual complacency. The Rechabites embodied Hebrews 11:13—"strangers and pilgrims on the earth." Their obedience o...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 35:7
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“and have obeyed”
“a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man”
“how that Yahweh had commanded by Moses”
“Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;”
“he lived as an alien in the land of promise”
“I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims”
“in which is dissipation”