Jeremiah 35:10
But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Jeremiah 35:10 in other translations
| BSB | But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us. |
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| WEB | but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. |
| ASV | but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. |
| YLT | and we dwell in tents, and we hearken, and we do according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us; |
| DARBY | but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. |
| BBE | But we have been living in tents, and have done everything which Jonadab our father gave us orders to do. |
| Webster | But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. |
What does Jeremiah 35:10 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 35:1-11
The obedience of the Rechabites. (Jr 35:1-11) The Jews' disobedience to the Lord. (Jr 35:12-19) Verses 1-11 Jonadab was famous for wisdom and piety. He lived nearly 300 years before, II Kin. 10:15. Jonadab charged his posterity not to drink wine. He also appointed them to dwell in tents, or movable dwelling: this would teach them not to think of settling any where in this world. To keep low, would be the way to…
Jeremiah 35:10 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Jeremiah 35:9
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
- Jeremiah 35:10
But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
- Jeremiah 35:11
But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 35:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Moramos pues en tiendas, y hemos obedecido y hecho conforme á todas las cosas que nos mandó Jonadab nuestro padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et nous avons habité dans des tentes, et nous avons écouté, et nous avons fait selon tout ce que nous a commandé Jonadab, notre père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und wir haben in Zelten gewohnt, und haben gehorcht und getan nach allem, was unser Vater Jonadab uns geboten hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sed habitavimus in tabernaculis, et obedientes fuimus juxta omnia quæ præcepit nobis Jonadab pater noster. |