¹ The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

² Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

³ Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

⁴ And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man 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 door:

⁵ 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.

⁶ But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:

⁷ Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.

⁸ Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

⁹ Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

¹⁰ But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

¹¹ But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.

¹² Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,

¹³ Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

¹⁶ Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:

¹⁷ Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

¹⁸ And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:

¹⁹ Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.

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¹ The word ^H1697 which came unto Jeremiah ^H3414 from the LORD ^H3068 in the days ^H3117 of Jehoiakim ^H3079 the son ^H1121 of Josiah ^H2977 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 saying, ^H559

² Go ^H1980 unto the house ^H1004 of the Rechabites, ^H7397 and speak ^H1696 unto them, and bring ^H935 them into the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 into one ^H259 of the chambers, ^H3957 and give them wine ^H3196 to drink. ^H8248

³ Then I took ^H3947 Jaazaniah ^H2970 the son ^H1121 of Jeremiah, ^H3414 the son ^H1121 of Habaziniah, ^H2262 and his brethren, ^H251 and all his sons, ^H1121 and the whole house ^H1004 of the Rechabites; ^H7397

⁴ And I brought ^H935 them into the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 into the chamber ^H3957 of the sons ^H1121 of Hanan, ^H2605 the son ^H1121 of Igdaliah, ^H3012 a man ^H376 of God, ^H430 which was by ^H681 the chamber ^H3957 of the princes, ^H8269 which was above ^H4605 the chamber ^H3957 of Maaseiah ^H4641 the son ^H1121 of Shallum, ^H7967 the keeper ^H8104 of the door: ^H5592

⁵ And I set ^H5414 before ^H6440 the sons ^H1121 of the house ^H1004 of the Rechabites ^H7397 pots ^H1375 full ^H4392 of wine, ^H3196 and cups, ^H3563 and I said ^H559 unto them, Drink ^H8354 ye wine. ^H3196

⁶ But they said, ^H559 We will drink ^H8354 no wine: ^H3196 for Jonadab ^H3122 the son ^H1121 of Rechab ^H7394 our father ^H1 commanded ^H6680 us, saying, ^H559 Ye shall drink ^H8354 no wine, ^H3196 neither ye, nor your sons ^H1121 for ^H5704 ever: ^H5769

⁷ Neither shall ye build ^H1129 house, ^H1004 nor sow ^H2232 seed, ^H2233 nor plant ^H5193 vineyard, ^H3754 nor have any: but all your days ^H3117 ye shall dwell ^H3427 in tents; ^H168 that ye may live ^H2421 many ^H7227 days ^H3117 in ^H6440 the land ^H127 where ye be strangers. ^H1481

⁸ Thus have we obeyed ^H8085 the voice ^H6963 of Jonadab ^H3082 the son ^H1121 of Rechab ^H7394 our father ^H1 in all that he hath charged ^H6680 us, to drink ^H8354 no wine ^H3196 all our days, ^H3117 we, our wives, ^H802 our sons, ^H1121 nor our daughters; ^H1323

⁹ Nor to build ^H1129 houses ^H1004 for us to dwell in: ^H3427 neither have we vineyard, ^H3754 nor field, ^H7704 nor seed: ^H2233

¹⁰ But we have dwelt in ^H3427 tents, ^H168 and have obeyed, ^H8085 and done ^H6213 according to all that Jonadab ^H3122 our father ^H1 commanded ^H6680 us.

¹¹ But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 came up ^H5927 into the land, ^H776 that we said, ^H559 Come, ^H935 and let us go ^H935 to Jerusalem ^H3389 for fear ^H6440 of the army ^H2428 of the Chaldeans, ^H3778 and for fear ^H6440 of the army ^H2428 of the Syrians: ^H758 so we dwell ^H3427 at Jerusalem. ^H3389

¹² Then came the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 unto Jeremiah, ^H3414 saying, ^H559

¹³ Thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 of hosts, ^H6635 the God ^H430 of Israel; ^H3478 Go ^H1980 and tell ^H559 the men ^H376 of Judah ^H3063 and the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 Will ye not receive ^H3947 instruction ^H4148 to hearken ^H8085 to my words? ^H1697 saith ^H5002 the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁴ The words ^H1697 of Jonadab ^H3082 the son ^H1121 of Rechab, ^H7394 that he commanded ^H6680 his sons ^H1121 not to drink ^H8354 wine, ^H3196 are performed; ^H6965 for unto this day ^H3117 they drink ^H8354 none, but obey ^H8085 their father's ^H1 commandment: ^H4687 notwithstanding I have spoken ^H1696 unto you, rising early ^H7925 and speaking; ^H1696 but ye hearkened ^H8085 not unto me.

¹⁵ I have sent ^H7971 also unto you all my servants ^H5650 the prophets, ^H5030 rising up early ^H7925 and sending ^H7971 them, saying, ^H559 Return ^H7725 ye now every man ^H376 from his evil ^H7451 way, ^H1870 and amend ^H3190 your doings, ^H4611 and go ^H3212 not after ^H310 other ^H312 gods ^H430 to serve ^H5647 them, and ye shall dwell in ^H3427 the land ^H127 which I have given ^H5414 to you and to your fathers: ^H1 but ye have not inclined ^H5186 your ear, ^H241 nor hearkened ^H8085 unto me.

¹⁶ Because the sons ^H1121 of Jonadab ^H3082 the son ^H1121 of Rechab ^H7394 have performed ^H6965 the commandment ^H4687 of their father, ^H1 which he commanded ^H6680 them; but this people ^H5971 hath not hearkened ^H8085 unto me:

¹⁷ Therefore thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of hosts, ^H6635 the God ^H430 of Israel; ^H3478 Behold, I will bring ^H935 upon Judah ^H3063 and upon all the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 all the evil ^H7451 that I have pronounced ^H1696 against them: because I have spoken ^H1696 unto them, but they have not heard; ^H8085 and I have called ^H7121 unto them, but they have not answered. ^H6030

¹⁸ And Jeremiah ^H3414 said ^H559 unto the house ^H1004 of the Rechabites, ^H7397 Thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 of hosts, ^H6635 the God ^H430 of Israel; ^H3478 Because ye have obeyed ^H8085 the commandment ^H4687 of Jonadab ^H3082 your father, ^H1 and kept ^H8104 all his precepts, ^H4687 and done ^H6213 according unto all that he hath commanded ^H6680 you:

¹⁹ Therefore thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 of hosts, ^H6635 the God ^H430 of Israel; ^H3478 Jonadab ^H3122 the son ^H1121 of Rechab ^H7394 shall not want ^H3772 a man ^H376 to stand ^H5975 before ^H6440 me for ever. ^H3117

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¹ The word which came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

² Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

³ Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

⁴ and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man 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 threshold.

⁵ 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.

⁶ But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever:

⁷ neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn.

⁸ And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

⁹ nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

¹⁰ but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

¹¹ But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.

¹² Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,

¹³ Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith Jehovah.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

¹⁶ Forasmuch as the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;

¹⁷ therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

¹⁸ And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he commanded you;

¹⁹ therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.

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¹ The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying:

² `Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and thou hast spoken with them, and brought them into the house of Jehovah, unto one of the chambers, and caused them to drink wine.'

³ And I take Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and all the house of the Rechabites,

⁴ and bring them into the house of Jehovah, unto the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that `is' near to the chamber of the princes, that `is' above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold;

⁵ and I put before the sons of the house of the Rechabites goblets full of wine, and cups, and I say unto them, Drink ye wine.

⁶ And they say, `We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons -- unto the age;

⁷ and a house ye do not build, and seed ye do not sow, and a vineyard ye do not plant, nor have ye any; for in tents do ye dwell all your days, that ye may live many days on the face of the ground whither ye are sojourning.

⁸ `And we hearken to the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, to all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters;

⁹ nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none;

¹⁰ and we dwell in tents, and we hearken, and we do according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us;

¹¹ and it cometh to pass, in the coming up of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon unto the land, that we say, Come, and we enter Jerusalem, because of the force of the Chaldeans, and because of the force of Aram -- and we dwell in Jerusalem.'

¹² And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel:

¹³ `Go, and thou hast said to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Do ye not receive instruction? -- to hearken unto My words -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

¹⁴ Performed have been the words of Jonadab son of Rechab, when he commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk unto this day, for they have obeyed the command of their father; and I -- I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened unto Me.

¹⁵ And I send unto you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying: Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way, and amend your doings, yea, ye do not walk after other gods, to serve them, and dwell ye on the ground that I have given to you and to your fathers; and ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto Me.

¹⁶ `Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have performed the command of their father, that he commanded them, and this people have not hearkened unto Me,

¹⁷ therefore thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am bringing in unto Judah, and unto all inhabitants of Jerusalem, all the evil that I have spoken against them, because I have spoken unto them, and they have not hearkened, yea, I call to them, and they have not answered.'

¹⁸ And to the house of the Rechabites said Jeremiah: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Because that ye have hearkened unto the command of Jonadab your father, and ye observe all his commands, and do according to all that he commanded you;

¹⁹ therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Of Jonadab son of Rechab one standing before me is not cut off all the days.'

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¹ The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying,

² Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

³ And I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites,

⁴ and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man 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 threshold.

⁵ And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink wine.

⁶ And they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, ye nor your sons for ever;

⁷ neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor shall ye have [any]; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land where ye sojourn.

⁸ And we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters,

⁹ and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;

¹⁰ but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

¹¹ And it came to pass when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come and let us go into Jerusalem because of the army of the Chaldeans, and because of the army of Syria; and we dwell at Jerusalem.

¹² And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying,

¹³ Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken unto my words? saith Jehovah.

¹⁴ The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they have drunk none, for they have obeyed their father's commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened unto me.

¹⁵ And I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them; and ye shall dwell in the land that I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear nor hearkened unto me.

¹⁶ Yea, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;

¹⁷ therefore thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken unto them, but they have not hearkened, and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

¹⁸ And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his injunctions, and have done according unto all that he hath commanded you;

¹⁹ therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, There shall not fail to Jonadab the son of Rechab a man to stand before me, for ever.

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¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

² Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the house of Yahweh, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

³ Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

⁴ and I brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man 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 threshold.

⁵ I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, Drink you wine.

⁶ But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons, forever:

⁷ neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you sojourn.

⁸ We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

⁹ nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

¹⁰ but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

¹¹ But it happened, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.

¹² Then came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah, saying,

¹³ Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words? says Yahweh.

¹⁴ The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father's commandment: but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; and you have not listened to me.

¹⁵ I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return you now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and don't go after other gods to serve them, and you shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.

¹⁶ Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me;

¹⁷ therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.

¹⁸ Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you;

¹⁹ therefore thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me forever.

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¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

² Go into the house of the Rechabites, and have talk with them, and take them into the house of the Lord, into one of the rooms, and give them wine.

³ Then I took Jaazaniah, the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons and all the Rechabites;

⁴ And I took them into the house of the Lord, into the room of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the rulers' room, which was over the room of Maaseiah, the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door;

⁵ And I put before the sons of the Rechabites basins full of wine and cups, and I said to them, Take some wine.

⁶ But they said, We will take no wine: for Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, gave us orders, saying, You are to take no wine, you or your sons, for ever:

⁷ And you are to make no houses, or put in seed, or get vine-gardens planted, or have any: but all your days you are to go on living in tents, so that you may have a long life in the land where you are living as in a strange country.

⁸ And we have kept the rules of Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, in everything which he gave us orders to do, drinking no wine all our days, we and our wives and our sons and our daughters;

⁹ Building no houses for ourselves, having no vine-gardens or fields or seed:

¹⁰ But we have been living in tents, and have done everything which Jonadab our father gave us orders to do.

¹¹ But when Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came up into the land, we said, Come, let us go to Jerusalem, away from the army of the Chaldaeans and from the army of the Aramaeans: and so we are living in Jerusalem.

¹² Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

¹³ This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Go and say to the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, Is there no hope of teaching you to give ear to my words? says the Lord.

¹⁴ The orders which Jonadab, the son of Rechab, gave to his sons to take no wine, are done, and to this day they take no wine, for they do the orders of their father: but I have sent my words to you, getting up early and sending them, and you have not given ear to me.

¹⁵ And I have sent you all my servants the prophets, getting up early and sending them, saying, Come back, now, every man from his evil way, and do better, and go not after other gods to become their servants, and you will go on living in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but your ears have not been open, and you have not given attention to me.

¹⁶ Though the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have done the orders of their father which he gave them, this people has not given ear to me:

¹⁷ For this reason the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel, has said, See, I will send on Judah and on all the people of Jerusalem all the evil which I said I would do to them: because I sent my words to them, but they did not give ear; crying out to them, but they gave no answer.

¹⁸ But to the Rechabites Jeremiah said, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Because you have done the orders of Jonadab your father, and have kept his rules, and done everything as he gave you orders to do it;

¹⁹ For this reason the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, Jonadab, the son of Rechab, will never be without a man to take his place before me.