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Jeremiah 35:14

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The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk it to this very day because they have obeyed the command of their forefather. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you have not obeyed Me!

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not hearkened unto me.

KJV

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.

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This verse in Jeremiah 35

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

ON JEREMIAH 7:35.6-7 · Written before 458.

The God of all commands the prophet to tell all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "These people refuse to drink wine because they keep the commandment of their father, but you do not conduct yourselves according to my laws, although you receive the teachings of the …

This site's exposition

This is what the LORD of

on Jeremiah 35:13-14

The lesson becomes a question for Judah: “Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?” “The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out,” and his sons keep them “to this very day.” The LORD has spoken “again and again” to a people who have not obeyed.

This site's exposition

The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out

Barnes reckons the rule had held over two hundred years. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown point to Malachi 1:6 on the honor a son owes his father. Matthew Henry sharpens the contrast: Jonadab was long dead, while God lives to see how his laws are kept.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed,....

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The words of Jonadab - are performed - but ye hearkened not unto me - The Lord, knowing the fidelity of this people, chose to try them in this way, that he might, by their conscientious obedience to the precepts of their forefathers, show the Jews, to their confusion, their ingratitude to him, and their neglect of his precepts, which if a man do, he shall live by them.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

obey . . . father's commandment: notwithstanding I-- (Mal 1:6). rising early and speaking--God Himself speaking late and early by His various ways of providence and grace.

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Are performed - Are established, i. e., are maintained in full force. Unto this day - i. e., for more than 200 years.

The words behind it

31 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • הוּקַ֡םit was carried out

    hukamH6965 →628 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • דִּבְרֵ֣י[the] words of

    divreiH1697 →1440 times

  • יְהוֹנָדָ֣בJonadab

    yehonadavH3082 →8 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • רֵ֠כָבRechab

    rekhoH7394 →13 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • צִוָּ֨הhe commanded

    tzivahH6680 →494 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • בָּנָ֜יוchildren his

    banavH1121 →4930 times

  • לְבִלְתִּ֣יto not

    leviltiH1115 →112 times

  • שְׁתֽוֹת־to drink

    shetot-H8354 →217 times

  • יַ֗יִןwine

    yayinH3196 →141 times

  • וְלֹ֤אand not

    velo'H3808 →5168 times

  • שָׁתוּ֙they have drunk

    shatuH8354 →217 times

  • עַד־until

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • הַיּ֣וֹםthe day

    haiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • כִּ֣יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • שָֽׁמְע֔וּthey have obeyed

    shameuH8085 →1159 times

  • אֵ֖ת<obj.>

    ʾetH853 →10935 times

  • מִצְוַ֣ת[the] commandment of

    mitzvatH4687 →181 times

  • אֲבִיהֶ֑םancestor their

    ʾavihemH1 →1212 times

  • וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜יand I

    veanokhiH595 →359 times

  • דִּבַּ֤רְתִּיI have spoken

    dibartiH1696 →1141 times

  • אֲלֵיכֶם֙to you

    ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times

  • הַשְׁכֵּ֣םrising early

    hashkemH7925 →65 times

  • וְדַבֵּ֔רand speaking

    vedaberH1696 →1141 times

  • וְלֹ֥אand not

    velo'H3808 →5168 times

  • שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םyou have listened

    shema'temH8085 →1159 times

  • אֵלָֽי׃to me

    ʾelaiH413 →5510 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

17 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 25:3–4“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.6 worksJeremiah 11:7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’5 worksJeremiah 7:24–26Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.5 worksIsaiah 50:2Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.5 worksJeremiah 7:13And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,5 worksProverbs 1:20–33Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;5 works
The other 11 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 30:9These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.5 worksNehemiah 9:26But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.4 worksJeremiah 32:33They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.4 worksNehemiah 9:30You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.4 works2 Chronicles 36:15–16Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.4 worksJeremiah 29:19I will do this because they have not listened to My words, declares the LORD, which I sent to them again and again through My servants the prophets. And neither have you exiles listened, declares the LORD.”4 worksJeremiah 35:16Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.4 worksJeremiah 26:5and if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen,3 worksEphesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.3 worksGenesis 27:43So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.2 worksLuke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Isaiah 50:2

    Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold,…

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 1:24

      Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Isaiah 59:1

      Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.

    • Numbers 11:23

      The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”

    • Isaiah 66:4

      So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and…

    • Joshua 3:16

      the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was…

  • Through

    Jeremiah 7:13

    And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 65:12

      I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil…

    • 2 Chronicles 36:15–16

      Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.

    • Jeremiah 7:25

      From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.

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About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 35 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 7:35.6-7.

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