I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”
Parallel translations
- KJV And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
- BSB Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”
- NKJV Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine.”
- NASB Then I set before the men of the house of the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”
- NLT I set cups and jugs of wine before them and invited them to have a drink,
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Quick answer
Jeremiah sets wine before the Rechabites and urges them to drink. The test is made direct and concrete.
Overview
Bowls full of wine are placed before them with an explicit invitation to drink. The prophet creates a clear opportunity to abandon their ancestral vow. Their response will reveal the steadfastness that God intends to highlight before Judah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Eccl 9:7Go your way — eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
- Amos 2:12“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’
- Jer 35:2“Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into Yahweh’s house, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink.”
- 2 Cor 2:9For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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