Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Jeremiah:
Chapter 35
1. THE
word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Je-hoi-a-kim
the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
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.
3. Then I took Ja-az-a-ni-ah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Ha-baz-i-ni-ah,
and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Re-chab-ites;
4. And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of
the sons of Hanan, the son of Ig-da-li-ah, a man of God, which was by
the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Ma-a-sei-ah
the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
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.
6. But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Re-chab
our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor
your sons for ever:
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.
8. Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab 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;
9. Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor
field, nor seed:
10. But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to
all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
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.
12. Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah saying,
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.
14. The words of Jonadab 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.
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.
16. Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Re-chab have performed the
commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people
hath not hearkened unto me:
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.
18. And Jeremiah 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 Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according
unto all that he hath commanded you:
19. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab
the son of Re-chab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
Nov. 5 Daily reading schedule.. go to chapter 36
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