NASB
"nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we do not have vineyard or field or seed."
— Jeremiah 35:9, NASB
“Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:”
“nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: ”
“nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:”
“We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops.”
“Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed:”
“Building no houses for ourselves, having no vine-gardens or fields or seed:”
“Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:”
But they said, "We will not drink wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, 'You shall not drink wine, you or your sons, forever.
'You shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but in tents you shall dwell all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.'
"We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons or our daughters,
nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we do not have vineyard or field or seed.
"We have only dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and have done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
"But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against the land, we said, 'Come and let us go to Jerusalem before the army of the Chaldeans and before the army of the Arameans.' So we have dwelt in Jerusalem."
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,