Jeremiah 35:8 · KJV
“Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;”
— Jeremiah 35:8
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 where ye {be} strangers.
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Jeremiah 35 — Context
But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, {neither ye}, nor your sons for ever:
7Neither 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 where ye {be} strangers.
8Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
9Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
10But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Cross References
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey {your} parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Proverbs 4:10
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Proverbs 1:8-9
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 4:1-2
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.