And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah a man [a]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 [b]treasure.

And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and [c]said unto them, Drink wine.

But they said, We will drink no wine: for [d]Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, [e]Ye shall drink no wine, neither you nor your sons forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 35:4 That is, a Prophet.
  2. Jeremiah 35:4 Or, door.
  3. Jeremiah 35:5 The Prophet saith not. The Lord saith thus, for then they ought to have obeyed, but he tendeth to another end: that is, to declare their obedience to man, seeing the Jews would not obey God himself.
  4. Jeremiah 35:6 Whom Jehu the King of Israel favored for his zeal, 2 Kings 10:15.
  5. Jeremiah 35:6 Teaching them hereby to flee all occasion of intemperancy, ambition and avarice, and that they might know that they were strangers in the earth, and be ready to depart at all occasions.

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