Parallel Verses
NET Bible
We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops.
New American Standard Bible
nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we
King James Version
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Holman Bible
We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed.
International Standard Version
and have built no houses to live in. We don't have vineyards, fields, or seed.
A Conservative Version
nor to build houses for us to dwell in. Neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed,
American Standard Version
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Amplified
nor have we built ourselves houses to live in; nor do we have vineyards or fields or seed.
Bible in Basic English
Building no houses for ourselves, having no vine-gardens or fields or seed:
Darby Translation
and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;
Julia Smith Translation
Not to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard and field and seed shall not be to us.
King James 2000
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and not to build houses [for] our living, and there is not vineyard, or field, or seed for us.
Modern King James verseion
nor to build houses for us to live in. Nor do we have vineyard, nor field, nor seed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Neither build we any house to dwell therein, we have also among us neither vineyards, nor corn land to sow:
New Heart English Bible
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
The Emphasized Bible
and not to bud houses for us to dwell in, - and so, vineyard or field or seed, have we none;
Webster
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
World English Bible
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Youngs Literal Translation
nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none;
Themes
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
Topics
Interlinear
Banah
Bayith
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 35:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Faithfulness Of The Rechabites
8 We and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab commanded us. We have never drunk wine. 9 We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops. 10 We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:6
Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.
Psalm 37:16
The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,
Jeremiah 35:7
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.'
Numbers 16:14
Moreover, you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey, nor given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you think you can blind these men? We will not come up."
2 Kings 5:26
Elisha replied, "I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.