Jeremiah 35:6
But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 35 connects to 10 cross-references. The Rechabites' faithfulness to their ancestor Jonadab's command never to drink wine is contrasted with Judah's unfaithfulness to God's commands. Because the Rechabites obeyed their human ancestor, they are promised their lineage will never end, while Judah faces judgment for …
Other Translations
But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever:
And they say, `We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons--unto the age;
But they said, We will take no wine: for Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, gave us orders, saying, You are to take no wine, you or your sons, for ever:
Cross References
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites …
She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, …
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong …
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man …
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of …
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and …