Jeremiah 35:7-9

EasyEnglish Bible

⁷ You must not build houses. You must not plant seed in fields to grow crops. You must not plant vines or have a vineyard. Instead, you must always live in tents. If you live in that way, you will live for a long time as you travel around in the land.”

⁸ We have obeyed all the rules that our ancestor Jonadab gave to us. Our wives and our children have also obeyed them. We have never drunk wine. ⁹ We have never built houses to be our homes. We have no fields or vineyards and we grow no crops.