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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 35:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 35:8 |
Strong Concordance |
Thus have we obeyed [08085] the voice [06963] of Jonadab [03082] the son [01121] of Rechab [07394] our father [01] in all that he hath charged [06680] us, to drink [08354] no wine [03196] all our days [03117], we, our wives [0802], our sons [01121], nor our daughters [01323]; |
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King James |
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; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| all that he . . . charged us . . . all our days, we . . . wives . . . sons . . . daughters--unreserved obedience in all particulars, at all times, and on the part of all, without exception: in these respects Israel's obedience to God was wanting. Contrast Sa1 15:20-21; Psa 78:34-37, Psa 78:41, Psa 78:56-57. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Our father - Not merely our ancestor, but the founder of our institutions. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Thus have we obeyed the voice - We have considered these precepts so very reasonable, so very useful, so conducive to the health of both body and mind, and sanctioned by such a respectable antiquity that we scrupulously and religiously observe them. |
56 Yet they tempted [05254] and provoked [04784] the most high [05945] God [0430], and kept [08104] not his testimonies [05713]:
57 But turned back [05472], and dealt unfaithfully [0898] like their fathers [01]: they were turned aside [02015] like a deceitful [07423] bow [07198].
41 Yea, they turned back [07725] and tempted [05254] God [0410], and limited [08428] the Holy One [06918] of Israel [03478].
34 When he slew [02026] them, then they sought [01875] him: and they returned [07725] and enquired early [07836] after God [0410].
35 And they remembered [02142] that God [0430] was their rock [06697], and the high [05945] God [0410] their redeemer [01350].
36 Nevertheless they did flatter [06601] him with their mouth [06310], and they lied [03576] unto him with their tongues [03956].
37 For their heart [03820] was not right [03559] with him, neither were they stedfast [0539] in his covenant [01285].
20 And Saul [07586] said [0559] unto Samuel [08050], Yea, I have obeyed [08085] the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068], and have gone [03212] the way [01870] which the LORD [03068] sent [07971] me, and have brought [0935] Agag [090] the king [04428] of Amalek [06002], and have utterly destroyed [02763] the Amalekites [06002].
21 But the people [05971] took [03947] of the spoil [07998], sheep [06629] and oxen [01241], the chief [07225] of the things which should have been utterly destroyed [02764], to sacrifice [02076] unto the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] in Gilgal [01537].