Jeremiah 35
35:1The word coming to Jeremiah by the lord in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
35:2Proceed unto the family of the Rechabites, and call them, and you shall bring them into the house of the lord, into one of the courtyards, and give them wine to drink.
35:3And he led Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and his sons, and all the family of the Rechabites;
35:4and they brought them into the house of the lord, into the cubicle of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which is near the house of the rulers, above the house of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the one guarding the way.
35:5And I set in front of them a clay vessel of wine, and cups, and I said, Drink wine!
35:6And they said, In no way should we drink wine, for Jonadab son of Rechab our father gave charge to us, saying, In no way shall you drink wine, you and your sons unto the eon.
35:7And in no way way shall you build houses, nor in any way shall you sow seed, and a vineyard shall not be to you; for in tents you shall dwell all your days, so that you should live many days upon the land, upon which you spend your time upon it.
35:8And we hearkened to the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab our father in all things which he gave charge to us, to not drink wine all the days of our life, we, and our wives, and our sons, and our daughters;
35:9for to not build houses to dwell in there, and a vineyard and a field, and seed -- it happened not to us.
35:10And we lived in tents, and we hearkened, and did according to all as much as Jonadab our father gave charge to us.
35:11And it came to pass when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ascended upon the land, and we said, In ascending we shall enter into Jerusalem from in front of the Chaldeans, and from in front of the force of the Assyrians. And we lived there.
35:12And came to pass the word of the lord to me, saying,
35:13Thus says the lord of the forces, the God of Israel, Go and say to the man of Judah! and to the ones dwelling Jerusalem. In no way will you take instruction to hear my word, says the lord.
35:14The sons of Jonadab son of Rechab established the word, the one given charge to his children to not drink wine; and they drank not unto this day, for they hearkened to the command of their father. And I spoke to you early, and I spoke and you did not hearken.
35:15And I sent to you my servants the prophets rising early in the morning and sending, saying, Let each turn from his evil way! And do better in your practices! and you shall not go after other gods to serve them. And you shall live upon the land which I gave to you, and to your fathers. And you leaned not your ears, and you hearkened not.
35:16But the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab established the commandment of their father, which he gave charge to them. But this people heard me not.
35:17On account of this, Thus said the lord of the forces, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring upon Judah, and upon the ones dwelling Jerusalem all the bad things which I spoke against them. For I spoke to them and they hearkened not. And I called them, and they did not answer.
35:18And to the house of the Rechabites, Jeremiah said, Thus said the lord, Since the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab hearkened to the commandment of their father, to do in so far as their father gave charge to them; on account of this thus says the lord of the forces, the God of Israel,
35:19No way shall there fail a man of the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab standing in front of me all the days.