Jeremiah 35:10

but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

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In The King James Version

But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

In Context

9and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;

11But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, we said, ‘Come! Let’s go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we will dwell at Jerusalem.’”

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:42You shall dwell in temporary shelters for seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,

Jeremiah 35:7You 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.’

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 35:2-12

The Case of the Rechabites. ( b. c. 607.) 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 2 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. 3 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; 4 And I brought them into the house of the Lord , into the… Read the whole commentary →

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