Jeremiah 35:5
in Jeremiah 35Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
KJV
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
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This verse in Jeremiah 35
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah
on Jeremiah 35:1-5
The scene is staged rather than accidental: Jeremiah brings the whole Rechabite clan into a chamber of the Lord's house and sets full cups before them, an experiment conducted in public to make a point Judah could see with its own eyes. The chapter's date, the days of Jehoiakim, places the episode earlier than the Zedekiah oracles that surround it in the book, a reminder the commentators give that Jeremiah is arranged by theme more than by strict order. The stage is set for a contrast Jeremiah did not need to explain, obedience offered wine it will refuse against a nation offered wine it will not refuse and everything else besides.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups,.... Which the prophet might have out of the chambers where these vessels were, and particularly from Maaseiah, if he was a keeper of them, as before observed.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Pots full of wine, and cups - The cups were to draw the wine out of the pots, in order to drink it.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֶתֵּ֞ן | vaeten | and I put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י׀ | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָרֵכָבִ֗ים | harekhavim | the Rechabites | H7397 → | 5 times |
| גְּבִעִ֛ים | geviim | bowls | H1375 → | |
| מְלֵאִ֥ים | meleim | full | H4392 → | 64 times |
| יַ֖יִן | yayin | wine | H3196 → | 141 times |
| וְכֹס֑וֹת | vekhosot | and cups | H3563 → | 34 times |
| וָאֹמַ֥ר | vaomar | and I said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ʾaleihem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| שְׁתוּ־ | shetu- | drink | H8354 → | 217 times |
| יָֽיִן׃ | yayin | wine | H3196 → | 141 times |
וָאֶתֵּ֞ןand I put
vaetenH5414 →2011 times
לִפְנֵ֣י׀<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
בֵית־[the] house of
veit-H1004 →2046 times
הָרֵכָבִ֗יםthe Rechabites
harekhavimH7397 →5 times
גְּבִעִ֛יםbowls
geviimH1375 →
מְלֵאִ֥יםfull
meleimH4392 →64 times
יַ֖יִןwine
yayinH3196 →141 times
וְכֹס֑וֹתand cups
vekhosotH3563 →34 times
וָאֹמַ֥רand I said
vaomarH559 →5305 times
אֲלֵיהֶ֖םto them
ʾaleihemH413 →5510 times
שְׁתוּ־drink
shetu-H8354 →217 times
יָֽיִן׃wine
yayinH3196 →141 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 3:12–13
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
- Deuteronomy 12:7
There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Ecclesiastes 10:19
A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
- Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his…
- Ecclesiastes 2:24–26
Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
- Ecclesiastes 3:12–13
Through
Jeremiah 35:2“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 2:55
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of…
- 1 Chronicles 2:55
Through
Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
it leads to
- Isaiah 30:10
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
- Amos 7:13
But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
- Isaiah 30:10
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.