Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land where you are nomads.’ New Living Translation And do not build houses or plant crops or vineyards, but always live in tents. If you follow these commands, you will live long, good lives in the land.’ English Standard Version You shall not build a house; you shall not sow seed; you shall not plant or have a vineyard; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’ Berean Standard Bible Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’ King James Bible Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers. New King James Version You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, nor have any of these; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners.’ New American Standard Bible You shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed nor plant a vineyard, nor own one; but you shall live in tents all your days, so that you may live many days in the land where you live as strangers.’ NASB 1995 ‘You shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but in tents you shall dwell all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’ NASB 1977 ‘And you shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed, and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but in tents you shall dwell all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’ Legacy Standard Bible And you shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed, and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but tents you shall inhabit all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’ Amplified Bible Nor shall you build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard or own one; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners (temporary residents).’ Christian Standard Bible You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Rather, you must live in tents your whole life, so you may live a long time on the soil where you stay as a resident alien.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Rather, you must live in tents your whole life, so you may live a long time on the soil where you stay as a temporary resident.’ American Standard Version neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you shall not build houses for yourselves, and you shall not sow seed and you shall not plant vineyards, and you shall have nothing, but you will sit in a tent all the days, because you shall live many days on the face of the land in which you dwell’ Brenton Septuagint Translation nor shall ye at all build houses, nor sow any seed, nor shall ye have a vineyard: for ye shall dwell in tents all your days; that ye may live many days upon the land, in which ye sojourn. Contemporary English Version or build houses or plant crops and vineyards. Instead, you must always live in tents and move from place to place. If you obey this command, you will live a long time." Douay-Rheims Bible Neither shall ye build houses, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyards, nor have any: but you shall dwell in tents all your days, that you may live many days upon the face of the earth, in which you are strangers. English Revised Version neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never build any houses or plant any fields or vineyards. You must never have any of these things. You must always live in tents so that you may live for a long time in the land where you are staying.' Good News Translation He also told us not to build houses or farm the land and not to plant vineyards or buy them. He commanded us always to live in tents, so that we might remain in this land where we live like strangers. International Standard Version You aren't to build houses, you aren't to sow seeds, and you aren't to plant vineyards, or own them. Instead, you are to live in tents all your lives, so you will enjoy a long life in the land where you reside.' JPS Tanakh 1917 neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn. Literal Standard Version and you do not build a house, and you do not sow seed, and you do not plant a vineyard, nor have of [these]; for you dwell in tents all your days, that you may live many days on the face of the ground to where you are sojourning. Majority Standard Bible Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’ New American Bible Build no house and sow no seed; do not plant vineyards or own any. You must dwell in tents all your lives, so that you may live long on the land where you live as resident aliens.’ NET Bible Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.' New Revised Standard Version nor shall you ever build a house, or sow seed; nor shall you plant a vineyard, or even own one; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you reside.’ New Heart English Bible neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you live.' Webster's Bible Translation Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye are strangers. World English Bible You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, or have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land in which you live as nomads.’ Young's Literal Translation and a house ye do not build, and seed ye do not sow, and a vineyard ye do not plant, nor have ye any; for in tents do ye dwell all your days, that ye may live many days on the face of the ground whither ye are sojourning. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Obedience of the Rechabites…6“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine. 7Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’ 8And 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.… Cross References Ephesians 6:2 "Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise), Ephesians 6:3 "that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth." Hebrews 11:9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. Genesis 25:27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home. Genesis 36:7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock. Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Jeremiah 35:9 Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops. Treasury of Scripture Neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land where you be strangers. no reference Jump to Previous Always Build Dwell House Houses Live Plant Seed Sojourn Sow Strangers Tents Time Vineyard Vineyards WhereinJump to Next Always Build Dwell House Houses Live Plant Seed Sojourn Sow Strangers Tents Time Vineyard Vineyards WhereinJeremiah 35 1. By the obedience of the Rechabites,12. Jeremiah condemns the disobedience of the Jews. 18. God blesses the Rechabites for their obedience. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nor are you everלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to build תִבְנ֗וּ (ṯiḇ·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build a house וּבַ֣יִת (ū·ḇa·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house or sow תִזְרָ֙עוּ֙ (ṯiz·rā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify seed וְזֶ֤רַע (wə·ze·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity or plant תִטָּ֔עוּ (ṯiṭ·ṭā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant a vineyard. וְכֶ֣רֶם (wə·ḵe·rem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard Those things are יִֽהְיֶ֖ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be not for you. לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Instead, כִּ֠י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you must live תֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ (tê·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in tents בָּאֳהָלִ֤ים (bā·’o·hā·lîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 168: A tent all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your lives, יְמֵיכֶ֔ם (yə·mê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day so that לְמַ֨עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent you may live תִּֽחְי֜וּ (tiḥ·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2421: To live, to revive a long רַבִּים֙ (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great time יָמִ֤ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the land הָאֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land where אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you אַתֶּ֖ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you sojourn.� גָּרִ֥ים (gā·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility Links Jeremiah 35:7 NIVJeremiah 35:7 NLT Jeremiah 35:7 ESV Jeremiah 35:7 NASB Jeremiah 35:7 KJV Jeremiah 35:7 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 35:7 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 35:7 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 35:7 French Bible Jeremiah 35:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 35:7 Neither shall you build house nor sow (Jer.) |