Jeremiah 35:9 meaning and explanation

Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.

Jeremiah 35:9, Berean Standard Bible

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The Rechabites are answering Jeremiah in the temple chamber where he has set wine before them. They explain that their ancestor Jonadab commanded them to live in tents and own no houses, fields or vineyards, and they have kept that rule for generations.

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