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Jeremiah 35:9

What does Jeremiah 35:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 35:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Building no houses for ourselves, having no vine-gardens or fields or seed:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;

Context

v.8And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

v.9This passage

v.10but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Kings 5:26

    And he said unto him, Went not my heart with thee, when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?

  • Numbers 16:14

    Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

  • Jeremiah 35:7

    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 wherein ye sojourn.

  • 1 Timothy 6:6

    But godliness with contentment is great gain:

  • Psalms 37:16

    Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

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