Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And ye shall not build a house, and ye shall not sow seed, and ye shall not plant a vineyard, and it shall not be, to you: for in tents shall ye dwell all your days, so that ye shall live many days upon the face of the earth where ye are strangers there.
New American Standard Bible
You shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but in
King James 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.
Holman Bible
You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Rather, you must live in tents your whole life, so you may live a long time on the soil where you stay as a temporary resident.’
International Standard Version
You aren't to build houses, you aren't to sow seeds, and you aren't to plant vineyards, or own them. Instead, you are to live in tents all your lives, so you will enjoy a long life in the land where you reside.'
A Conservative 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 in which ye sojourn.
American 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 wherein ye sojourn.
Amplified
Nor shall you build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard or own one; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners (temporary residents).’
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor shall ye have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land where ye sojourn.
King James 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 where you are sojourners.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed, and you shall not plant a vineyard, and it shall not be for you, but in tents you shall live all your days, so that you may live many days on the surface of the land where you [are] dwelling as aliens.'
Modern King James verseion
Nor shall you build houses, nor sow seed, nor plant a vineyard, nor have anything; but all your days you shall live in tents, so that you may live many days in the land where you are strangers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
yea, ye shall have no vineyards: but for all your time ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live long in the land, wherein ye be strangers.'
NET Bible
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.'
New Heart English Bible
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.'
The Emphasized Bible
nor house, shall ye build nor, seed, shall ye sow, nor vineyard, shall ye plant, neither shall ye have them, - but in tents, shall ye dwell, all your days, that ye may live many days on the face of the soil where ye are sojourning.
Webster
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 are strangers.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
Hanan » A levite » 7. An officer in the temple
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Rechabites » Prohibited by jonadab from forming settlements or drinking wine
Self-denial » Exemplified » Rechabites
Interlinear
Banah
Bayith
Yowm
Yashab
Chayah
Rab
Yowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 35:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Faithfulness Of The Rechabites
6 And they will say, We shall not drink wine: for Jonadab, son of Rechab our father, commanded to us, saying, Ye shall not drink wine, ye and your sons even to forever. 7 And ye shall not build a house, and ye shall not sow seed, and ye shall not plant a vineyard, and it shall not be, to you: for in tents shall ye dwell all your days, so that ye shall live many days upon the face of the earth where ye are strangers there. 8 And we will hear to the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab our father, for all which he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters;
Names
Cross References
Genesis 25:27
And the boys will become great; and Esau will be a man knowing the chase, a man of the country; and Jacob an upright man, dwelling in tents.
Exodus 20:12
Honor thy father and thy mother, so that thy days shall be prolon upon the land which Jehovah thy gave to thee.
Ephesians 6:2-3
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first command with solemn promise;)
Leviticus 23:42-43
Ye shall dwell in tents seven days; all the natives in Israel shall dwell in tents:
Nehemiah 8:14-16
And they will find written in the law which Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwelt in booths in the festival in the seventh month.
Jeremiah 35:10
And we will dwell in tents, and we will hear and we will do according to all which Jonadab our father commanded us.
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;
Hebrews 11:9-13
By faith he dwelt in the land of promise, as a strange land, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise:
1 Peter 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beseech as sojourners and strangers, to keep off from fleshly passions, which war against the soul;