Jeremiah 35:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Jeremiah 35:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 35:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 35:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But they said, “We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, neither you nor your children, forever.”
Jeremiah 35:6 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 35:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: ”
Jeremiah 35:6 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 35:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they say, `We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons--unto the age;”
Jeremiah 35:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 35:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, ye nor your sons for ever; ”
Jeremiah 35:6 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 35:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But they said, We will drinke no wine: for Ionadab the sonne of Rechab our father commanded vs, saying, Ye shall drinke no wine, neither you nor your sonnes for euer.”
Jeremiah 35:6 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 35:6 in Context — Jeremiah 35
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;
What Does Jeremiah 35:6 Mean?
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