NET Bible
"Then the LORD’s message came to Jeremiah."
— Jeremiah 35:12, NET Bible
“Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,”
“Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying, ”
“Then came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah, saying,”
“And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:”
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,”
“Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,”
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!
Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine. His orders have been carried out. To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not obeyed me!
I sent all my servants the prophets to warn you over and over again. They said,“Every one of you, stop doing the evil things you have been doing and do what is right. Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship them. Then you can continue to live in this land that I gave to you and your ancestors.” But you did not pay any attention or listen to me.