^35:12Then the Lord spoke to Jeremiah. ^35:13The Lord God of Israel who rules over all¹⁵ told him, “Go and speak to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. Tell them,¹⁶ ‘I, the Lord, say:¹⁷ “You must learn a lesson from this¹⁸ about obeying what I say!¹⁹^35:14Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine. His orders have been carried out.²⁰ To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I²¹ have spoken to you over and over again,²² but you have not obeyed me!

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Footnotes

15 Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” For this title see 7:3 and the study note on .
16 Heb “35:12 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of armies the God of Israel, “Go and say … ‘Will you not learn …’ ” ’ ” The use of the indirect introduction has been chosen here as in 34:1–2 to try to cut down on the confusion created by embedding quotations within quotations.
17 Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”
18 The words “from this” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They have been supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
19 Heb “Will you not learn a lesson …?” The rhetorical question here has the force of an imperative, made explicit in the translation.
20 Heb “The words of Jonadab son of Rechab which he commanded his descendants not to drink wine have been carried out.” (For the construction of the accusative of subject after a passive verb illustrated here see §121.b.) The sentence has been broken down and made more direct to better conform to contemporary English style.
21 The vav (ו) plus the independent pronoun before the verb is intended to mark a sharp contrast. It is difficult, if not impossible to mark this in English other than “But I.”
22 On this idiom (which occurs again in the following verse) see the translator’s note on for this idiom and compare its use in 7:13, 25; 11:7; 25:3, 4; 26:5; 29:19; 32:33; 35:14, 15; 44:9.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? declares the Lord. The command that Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept, and they drink none to this day, for they have obeyed their father’s command. I have spoken to you persistently, but you have not listened to me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘Will you not learn a lesson and obey my words?’ declares the Lord. ‘Jehonadab son of Rekab ordered his descendants not to drink wine and this command has been kept. To this day they do not drink wine, because they obey their forefather’s command. But I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not obeyed me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, ‘Will you not accept discipline by listening to my words?—this is the Lord’s declaration. The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his descendants not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this day because they have obeyed their ancestor’s command. But I have spoken to you time and time again, and you have not obeyed me!

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go and say to the people in Judah and Jerusalem, ‘Come and learn a lesson about how to obey me. The Recabites do not drink wine to this day because their ancestor Jehonadab told them not to. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you refuse to obey me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Go and say to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Can you not learn a lesson to listen to my words?” declares Yahweh. “The words of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, that he commanded his descendants to not drink, have been carried out, and they have not drunk until this day, for they have obeyed the command of their ancestor. But I have spoken to you over and over again, and you have not listened to me.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the Lord. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.

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