American Standard Version
"but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. "
— Jeremiah 35:10, American Standard Version
“But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.”
“but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.”
“We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us.”
“But we have dwelt in tents, and have been obedient according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.”
“But we have been living in tents, and have done everything which Jonadab our father gave us orders to do.”
“But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.”
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.
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;
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
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.
Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,
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.