Jeremiah 35:2-10

New International Version

² “Go to the Rekabite^(A) family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms^(B) of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.”

³ So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the whole family of the Rekabites. ⁴ I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the room of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah the man of God.^(C) It was next to the room of the officials, which was over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum^(D) the doorkeeper.^{(E) 5} Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the Rekabites and said to them, “Drink some wine.”

⁶ But they replied, “We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jehonadab^[a](F) son of Rekab gave us this command: ‘Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine.^{(G) 7} Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents.^(H) Then you will live a long time in the land^(I) where you are nomads.’ ⁸ We have obeyed everything our forefather^(J) Jehonadab son of Rekab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine ⁹ or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops.^{(K) 10} We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab commanded us.