Jeremiah 35:14–19

¹⁴“The ^awords of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are established. So they do not drink wine to this day, for they have listened to their father’s command. But I have spoken to you, ^brising up early and speaking; yet you have ^cnot listened to Me.

¹⁵“Also I have sent to you all My ^aslaves the prophets, rising up early and sending, saying: ‘^bTurn now every man from his evil way and make good your deeds, and ^cdo not walk after other gods to ¹serve them. Then you will ^dinhabit the land which I have given to you and to your fathers; but you have not ^einclined your ear or listened to Me.

¹⁶‘Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have ^aestablished the command of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to Me.’”’

¹⁷“Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, ^aI am bringing on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the harmful evil that I have spoken against them because I ^bspoke to them but they did not listen, and I have called them but they did not answer.’”

¹⁸Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Because you have ^alistened to the command of Jonadab your father, kept all his commands, and done according to all that he commanded you,

¹⁹therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Jonadab the son of Rechab ^ashall not have a man cut off from ^bstanding before Me ¹always.” ’ ”