Jeremiah 35:12-17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹²Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ¹³“This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: Will you not accept discipline^(A) by listening to My words?”—this is the Lord’s declaration. ¹⁴“The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this very day because they have obeyed their ancestor’s command. But I have spoken to you time and time again,^[a]^(B) and you have not obeyed Me! ¹⁵Time and time again^[b] I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life,^(C) and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them.^(D) Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.^(E) ¹⁶Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out their ancestor’s command he gave them, but these people have not obeyed Me. ¹⁷Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will certainly bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them because I have spoken to them, but they have not obeyed, and I have called to them, but they would not answer.”