Jeremiah 35:18 meaning and explanation
Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,
Jeremiah 35:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is speaking to the Rechabites, a clan who had fled into Jerusalem ahead of Nebuchadnezzar's army. Their ancestor Jonadab had ordered them never to drink wine, build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards, but to live in tents.
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