Jeremiah Chapter 35
So the word from the Lord dropped on Jeremiah while Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was king of Judah, saying,
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Head over to the crib of the Rechabites, vibe with them, and bring them to the Lord's house for a chill hang with some wine.
Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
I pulled up with Jaazaniah, son of Jeremiah, and his fam, the entire Rechabite crew;
Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
I took them to the Lord's house, to the spot of Hanan's sons, a dude who was down with God, next to the princes' pad, above Maaseiah's joint, the doorman.
And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which {was} by the chamber of the princes, which {was} above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: {door: Heb. threshold, or, vessel}
I laid down some wine and cups for the Rechabite fam and said, "Yo, take a sip of this wine."
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
But they were like, "Nah, we're straight on the wine. Our dad Jonadab told us to never touch that stuff, fr."
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:
"No crib, no fields, no vineyards; just chill in tents for life so we can keep this vibe going in the land for a long time."
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.
We’ve been keeping it 100 with Jonadab's orders, not drinking wine, staying loyal to our wives, sons, and daughters;
Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
We don’t build houses or got vineyards, fields, or seeds, no cap.
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
We just chill in tents, following everything Jonadab laid down for us.
But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
But when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, pulled up, we were like, "Bet, let’s dip to Jerusalem 'cause of the Chaldeans and Syrians."
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.
Then the word from the Lord hit Jeremiah again, saying,
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said, "Go tell the Judah homies and the Jerusalem gang, are y’all not down to catch my vibe?"
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
The Rechabite fam sticking to Jonadab's no-wine rule is still strong; they don’t sip, sticking to their dad's orders, while I’ve been trying to reach you, but you just ghosted me.
The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
I sent my prophets to you early, saying, "Yo, turn from your bad paths, get it together, and don’t chase other gods; chill in the land I gave you and your ancestors," but you didn’t heed the call.
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending {them}, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
The Rechabite sons are following their dad’s instructions, but this crowd ain’t vibing with me.
Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:
So the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, says, "I’m about to unleash all the bad stuff I promised on Judah and Jerusalem; I spoke, but you didn’t listen; I called, but you ghosted me again."
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.
Jeremiah told the Rechabites, "The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says, 'Because you’ve followed Jonadab’s command and kept his rules, doing all he said:'
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
"So the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says, 'Jonadab, son of Rechab, will always have someone standing before me, periodt.'"
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever. {Jonadab...: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off from Jonadab the son of Rechab to stand, etc}