Jeremiah 35:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:”
Jeremiah 35:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 35:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 35:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;”
Jeremiah 35:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 35:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: ”
Jeremiah 35:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 35:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none;”
Jeremiah 35:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 35:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed; ”
Jeremiah 35:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 35:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neither builde wee houses for vs to dwell in, neither haue we vineyard, nor fielde, nor seede,”
Jeremiah 35:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 35:9 in Context — Jeremiah 35
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.
11 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.
What Does Jeremiah 35:9 Mean?
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