JEREMIAH 35

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The Rekabites

   1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the

LORD during the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah

king of Judah:   2 "Go to the Rekabite family and invite

them to come to one of the side rooms of the house

of the LORD and give them wine to drink."

   3 So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the

son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons

--the whole family of the Rekabites.   4 I brought

them into the house of the LORD, into the room of the

sons of Hanan son of lgdaliah the man of God. It

was next to the room of the officials, which was

over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum the

doorkeeper.   5 Then I set bowls full of wine and some

cups before the Rekabites and said to them, "Drink some wine."

   6 But they replied, "We do not drink wine, because

our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab gave us

this command: 'Neither you nor your descendants

must ever drink wine.   7 Also you must never build

houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must

never have any of these things, but must always live

in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land

where you are nomads.'   8 We have obeyed

everything our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab

commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our

sons and daugthters have ever drunk wine   9 or built

houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops.

10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed

everything our forefather Jehonadab commanded us.

11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

invaded this land, we said, 'Come, we must go to

Jerusalem to escape the Babylonian and

Aramean armies.' So we have remained in Jerusalem."

   12 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,

saying:  13 "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God

of Israel, says: Go and tell the people of Judah and

those living in Jerusalem, 'Will you not learn a lesson

and obey my words?' declares the LORD.

14 'Jehonadab son of Rekab ordered his

descendants not to drink wine and this command

has been kept. To this day they do not drink wine,

because they obey their forefather's command. But I

have spoken to you again and again, yet you have

not obeyed me.   15 Again and again I sent all my

servants the prophets to you. They said, "Each of

you must turn from your wicked ways and reform

your actions; do not follow other gods to serve

them. Then you will live in the land I have given to

you and your ancestors." But you have not paid

attention or listened to me.   16 The descendants of

Jehonadab son of Rekab have carried out the

command their forefather gave them, but these

people have not obeyed me.'

   17 "Therefore this is what the LORD God Almighty,

the God of Israel, says: 'Listen! I am going to bring

on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every

disaster I pronounced against them. I spoke to them,

but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did

not answer.' "

   18 Then Jeremiah said to the family of the

Rekabites, "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God

of Israel, says: 'You have obeyed the command of

your forefather Jehonadab and have follewed all his

instructions and have done everything he ordered,'

19 Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the God

of Israel, says: 'Jehonadab son of Rekab will never

fail to have a descendant to serve me.' "