Jeremiah 35:9
in Jeremiah 35Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.
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ASV
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
KJV
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
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This verse in Jeremiah 35
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThey had in their respective generations all of them obeyed the voice of Jonadab their father, had done according to all that he commanded them. They drank no wine, though they dwelt in a country where was plenty of it; their wives and children drank no wine, for those that are temperate themselves should take care that all under their charge should be so too.
This site's exposition
We do not drink wine,” they
on Jeremiah 35:6-12
The Rechabites answer with their history: “our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab” forbade them wine, houses, fields, and vineyards. They have kept it whole, living “in tents” as he commanded. Their stay in Jerusalem is a wartime refuge, taken “to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.”
This site's exposition
we have not owned any vineyards or fields
With no fields or vineyards, the Rechabites could leave at once. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown see the wisdom of the command of Jonadab when Nebuchadnezzar came and the clan moved into Jerusalem.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Nor build houses for us to dwell in,....
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י | ulevilti | and to not | H1115 → | 112 times |
| בְּנ֥וֹת | benot | to build | H1129 → | 376 times |
| בָּתִּ֖ים | batim | houses | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| לְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּ | leshivtenu | to dwell in we | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| וְכֶ֧רֶם | vekherem | and vineyard | H3754 → | 92 times |
| וְשָׂדֶ֛ה | vesadeh | and field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| וָזֶ֖רַע | vazera' | and seed | H2233 → | 229 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִֽהְיֶה־ | yihyeh- | it belongs | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָּֽנוּ׃ | lanu | to <the> us |
וּלְבִלְתִּ֛יand to not
uleviltiH1115 →112 times
בְּנ֥וֹתto build
benotH1129 →376 times
בָּתִּ֖יםhouses
batimH1004 →2046 times
לְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּto dwell in we
leshivtenuH3427 →1079 times
וְכֶ֧רֶםand vineyard
vekheremH3754 →92 times
וְשָׂדֶ֛הand field
vesadehH7704 →334 times
וָזֶ֖רַעand seed
vazera'H2233 →229 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
יִֽהְיֶה־it belongs
yihyeh-H1961 →3559 times
לָּֽנוּ׃to <the> us
lanu
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
1 Timothy 6:6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:8
Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- 1 Timothy 6:8
But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
- Philippians 4:11–13
I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
- Luke 12:31–32
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
- Proverbs 16:8
Through
Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
it leads to
- Proverbs 15:16–17
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
- 1 Timothy 6:6
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Proverbs 15:16–17
Through
2 Kings 5:26But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and…
it leads to
- Colossians 2:5
For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
- Colossians 2:5
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.