Jeremiah 35:14

For thus said the Lord, I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all the nations, that they may serve the king of Babylon.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13Go and speak to Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but I will make instead of them yokes of iron.

15And Jeremiah said to Hananiah, The Lord has not sent thee; and thou hast caused this people to trust in unrighteousness.

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:20Wisdom sings aloud in passages, 1 And in the broad places speaks boldly. 1

Isaiah 50:2Why did I come, and there was no man? why did I call, and there was none to hearken? Is not my hand strong to redeem? or can I not deliver? behold, by my rebuke I will dry up the sea, and make rivers a wilderness; and their fish shall be dried up because there is no water, and shall die for thirst.

Jeremiah 7:24But they hearkened not to me, and their ear gave no heed, but they walked in the imaginations of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward;

Jeremiah 25:3In the thirteenth year of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah, even until this day for three and twenty years, I have both spoken to you, rising early and speaking,

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 35:13-19

Case of the Rechabites Applied. ( b. c. 607.) 12 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, 13 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 . 14 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… Read the whole commentary →

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