Jeremiah 35:19

therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: There shall not fail in the land of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, men to stand before me forever.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18And to the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab, your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all which he commanded you,

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Cross References

Psalms 5:5The haughty shall not stand in thy sight; Thou hatest all that do iniquity.

Jeremiah 33:17For thus saith Jehovah: There shall never fail from David A man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

Luke 21:36But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

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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