Jeremiah 35:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Jeremiah 35:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 35:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 35:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;”
Jeremiah 35:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 35:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters; ”
Jeremiah 35:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 35:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And we hearken to the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, to all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters;”
Jeremiah 35:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 35:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters, ”
Jeremiah 35:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 35:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus haue wee obeyed the voyce of Ionadab the sonne of Rechab our father, in all that he hath charged vs, and wee drinke no wine all our dayes, neither wee, our wiues, our sonnes, nor our daughters.”
Jeremiah 35:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 35:8 in Context — Jeremiah 35
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.
What Does Jeremiah 35:8 Mean?
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