NET Bible
"We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us."
— Jeremiah 35:10, NET Bible
“But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.”
“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.”
“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.”
Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.’
We and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us. We have never drunk wine.
We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops.
We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us.
But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land we said,‘Let’s get up and go to Jerusalem to get away from the Babylonian and Aramean armies.’ That is why we are staying here in Jerusalem.”
Then the LORD’s message came to Jeremiah.
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel told him,“Go and speak to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. Tell them,‘I, the LORD, say:“You must learn a lesson from this about obeying what I say!