Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
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The verse 8 is found in chapter 35 of Jeremiah. The Rechabites are used as an example of faithfulness to an ancestral instruction. Jonadab had ordered his descendants to abstain from wine and certain forms of settlement, and they had maintained the practice. Jeremiah contrasts their obedience to a human command with Judah’s disobedience to the commandments received from God.
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Also gehorchen wir der Stimme unsers Vater Jonadab, des Sohnes Rechabs, in allem, was er uns geboten hat, daß wir keinen Wein trinken unser Leben lang, weder wir noch unsre Weiber noch Söhne noch Töchter,
Y nosotros hemos obedecido a la voz de Jonadab nuestro padre, hijo de Rechâb, en todas las cosas que nos mandó, de no beber vino en todos nuestros días, nosotros, ni nuestras mujeres, ni nuestros hijos, ni nuestras hijas;
Nous obéissons à tout ce que nous a prescrit Jonadab, fils de Récab, notre père: nous ne buvons pas de vin pendant toute notre vie, nous, nos femmes, nos fils et nos filles;
E noi abbiamo ubbidito alla voce di Gionadab, figliuolo di Recab, nostro padre, in tutto ciò che egli ci ha comandato, per non ber vino tutti i giorni della vita nostra, nè noi, nè le nostre mogli, nè i nostri figliuoli, nè le nostre figliuole;
Obedecemos, pois, à voz de Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, nosso pai, em tudo quanto nos ordenou; de maneira que não bebemos vinho em todos os nossos dias, nem nós, nem nossas mulheres, nem nossos filhos, nem nossas filhas;
凡我們祖先 利甲 的兒子 約拿達 所吩咐我們的話,我們都聽從了。我們和我們的妻子兒女一生的年日都不喝酒,
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