Jeremiah 35:8 meaning and explanation
And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.
Jeremiah 35:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah has brought the Rechabites into a temple chamber and set wine before them. Their reply, given here, is not defiance of the prophet but loyalty to a family rule.
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