King James Version
What Does Jeremiah 35:8 Mean?
“Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;”
Context
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But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
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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.
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Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
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Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
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But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**29. whole city--**Jerusalem: to it the inhabitants of the country had fled for refuge; but when it, too, is likely to fall, they flee out of it to hide in the "thickets." Henderson translates, "every city."
**noise--**The mere noise of the hostile horsemen shall put you to flight.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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