Jeremiah 35:6
35:6 But they answered, “We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, ‘You and your children must never drink wine.
Jeremiah 35:8
35:8 We and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab commanded us. We have never drunk wine.
Jeremiah 35:14-19
35:14 Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine. His orders have been carried out.
To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I
have spoken to you over and over again,
but you have not obeyed me!
35:15 I sent all my servants the prophets to warn you over and over again. They said, “Every one of you, stop doing the evil things you have been doing and do what is right.
Do not pay allegiance to other gods
and worship them. Then you can continue to live in this land that I gave to you and your ancestors.” But you did not pay any attention or listen to me.
35:16 Yes,
the descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the orders that their ancestor gave them. But you people
have not obeyed me!
35:17 So I, the
Lord, the God who rules over all, the God of Israel, say:
“I will soon bring on Judah and all the citizens of Jerusalem all the disaster that I threatened to bring on them. I will do this because I spoke to them but they did not listen. I called out to them but they did not answer.”’”
35:18 Then Jeremiah spoke to the Rechabite community, “The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘You have obeyed the orders of your ancestor Jonadab. You have followed all his instructions. You have done exactly as he commanded you.’
35:19 So the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘Jonadab son of Rechab will never lack a male descendant to serve me.’”