Jeremiah 35:7
'You must not build houses, sow seed, plant vineyards, or own any of these things, but instead, live in tents all your days so that you may live long in the land where you sojourn.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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 where ye be strangers.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Neither shall you build houses, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyards, nor have any: but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land where you are strangers.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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 where ye be strangers.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
neither shall ye build{H1129} house,{H1004} nor sow{H2232} seed,{H2233} nor plant{H5193} vineyard,{H3754} nor have any; but all your days{H3117} ye shall dwell{H3427} in tents;{H168} that ye may live{H2421} many{H7227} days{H3117} in{H6440} the land{H127} wherein ye sojourn.{H1481}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Neither shall ye build{H1129}{(H8799)} house{H1004}, nor sow{H2232}{(H8799)} seed{H2233}, nor plant{H5193}{(H8799)} vineyard{H3754}, nor have any: but all your days{H3117} ye shall dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in tents{H168}; that ye may live{H2421}{(H8799)} many{H7227} days{H3117} in{H6440} the land{H127} where ye be strangers{H1481}{(H8802)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
yee ye shall haue no vynyardes: but for all youre tyme ye shall dwell in tetes, yt ye maye lyue loge in the lode, wherin ye be straugers.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seede, nor plant vineyarde, nor haue any, but all your dayes ye shall dwell in tentes, that ye may liue a long time in the land where ye be strangers.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Yea ye shall haue no vineyardes: but for al your tyme ye shall dwel in tentes, that ye may liue long in the land wherin ye be straungers.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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 where ye [be] strangers.
Webster's Bible (1833)
neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you sojourn.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and a house ye do not build, and seed ye do not sow, and a vineyard ye do not plant, nor have ye any; for in tents do ye dwell all your days, that ye may live many days on the face of the ground whither ye are sojourning.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And you are to make no houses, or put in seed, or get vine-gardens planted, or have any: but all your days you are to go on living in tents, so that you may have a long life in the land where you are living as in a strange country.
World English Bible (2000)
neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you live.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.’
Referenced Verses
- Gen 25:27 : 27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed among the tents.
- Exod 20:12 : 12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Eph 6:2-3 : 2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may go well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.
- Heb 11:9-9 : 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. 12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which wage war against the soul.
- Lev 23:42-43 : 42 You shall live in booths for seven days. Every native-born Israelite is to dwell in booths, 43 so that your generations may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
- Neh 8:14-16 : 14 They found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the festival of the seventh month. 15 They were to proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: 'Go out to the hill country and bring branches of olive trees, wild olive trees, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, as it is written.' 16 So the people went out, brought back branches, and built booths for themselves on their roofs, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of the house of God, in the square by the Water Gate, and in the square by the Gate of Ephraim.
- Jer 35:10 : 10 But we live in tents, and we have obeyed and done everything that Jonadab, our ancestor, commanded us.
- Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Jer 35:8-103 verses86%
8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab, son of Rechab, our ancestor, in everything he instructed us, so that we do not drink wine all our days—we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters.
9 We do not build houses to live in, or own vineyards, fields, or seed.
10 But we live in tents, and we have obeyed and done everything that Jonadab, our ancestor, commanded us.
- Jer 35:5-62 verses81%
5 Then I set bowls full of wine and cups before the sons of the house of the Rechabites and said to them, 'Drink wine.'
6 But they said, 'We will not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of Rechab, our ancestor, commanded us, saying: “You and your descendants must never drink wine.”'
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30 You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not enjoy its fruit.
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9 'Do not drink wine or strong drink, you or your sons, when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a permanent statute for all your generations.
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5 Build houses and settle in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit.
- Deut 28:39-413 verses73%
39 You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink their wine or gather their grapes, for worms will eat them.
40 You will have olive trees throughout your territory, but you will not anoint yourself with oil, for your olives will drop off prematurely.
41 You will have sons and daughters, but they will not remain with you, because they will go into captivity.
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14 The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, have been upheld to this day. They have obeyed their ancestor's command. But I have spoken to you persistently, and you have not listened to Me.
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15 You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not use their oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
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2 Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, bring them into the house of the LORD, to one of the chambers, and offer them wine to drink.
- Jer 35:18-192 verses71%
18 But to the house of the Rechabites, Jeremiah said: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab, your ancestor, and have kept all his instructions and done all that he commanded you,”'
19 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Jonadab, son of Rechab, will never lack a man to stand before Me all the days.'
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42 You shall live in booths for seven days. Every native-born Israelite is to dwell in booths,
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9 Do not plant two kinds of seeds in your vineyard, or the entire harvest, both the crop you plant and the fruit of the vineyard, will be forfeited.
- Isa 65:21-222 verses71%
21 They will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They will not build and have another inhabit, nor will they plant and have another eat. For like the days of a tree will be the days of my people, and my chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
- Num 6:3-42 verses71%
3 they must abstain from wine and any strong drink. They must not drink vinegar made from wine or vinegar made from strong drink. They must not drink any liquid made from grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.
4 For the entire duration of their vow of separation, they must not eat anything from the grapevine—not even the seeds or the skins.
- Lev 25:3-53 verses71%
3 For six years, you may sow your field and prune your vineyard, and gather its produce;
4 but in the seventh year, the land must have a Sabbath of complete rest, a Sabbath to the LORD. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.
5 You shall not harvest what grows by itself after your harvest, nor gather the grapes of your unpruned vines. It will be a year of complete rest for the land.
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11 The fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee for you; you shall not sow, reap what grows by itself, or gather the grapes from unpruned vines.
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13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities you did not build. You are living in them and eating from vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.
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33 You must not leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, because it will take seven days to ordain you.
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8 Do not enter a house where feasting is taking place to sit with them, to eat and drink.
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16 Surely the sons of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have kept the command their ancestor gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.
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6 For I have not lived in a house since the day I brought the people of Israel up from Egypt, to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent, a tabernacle.
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2 You are not to marry or have sons or daughters in this place.
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20 If you say, 'What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our crops?'
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13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses a desolation. They will build houses but not live in them, and they will plant vineyards but not drink their wine.
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6 When you came to this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.
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11 with houses full of every good thing that you did not fill, wells that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—when you eat and are satisfied.
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7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors forever and ever.
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19 If, however, the land of your possession is unclean, then come over to the land the LORD possesses, where the LORD's tabernacle stands, and settle among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar for yourselves other than the altar of the LORD our God.
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33 When a stranger resides with you in your land, do not mistreat them.
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11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from them, though you have built houses of cut stone, you will not live in them; though you have planted delightful vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
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13 Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce from your threshing floor and winepress.
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31 You must not do any work. This is a perpetual statute for your generations in all your dwellings.
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17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, new wine, or oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or any of your vowed offerings, freewill offerings, or special contributions.
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21 No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.
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12 So now, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek their peace or prosperity forever, so that you may be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it to your children as an inheritance forever.
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5 Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.
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3 You must not behave like the people of Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their practices.
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9 And so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey.
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12 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, or they will become a snare in your midst.
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21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.