35 The
word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the
son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 2 Go
unto the house of the Rechabites, 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 Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren,
and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; 4 And
I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons
of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber
of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum,
the keeper of the door: 5 And
I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites 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 Rechab 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 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; 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.
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But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar 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 Chaldeans, 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 Rechab,
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 Rechab 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 Rechabites, 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 Rechab shall not want a man to stand
before me for ever..