The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXXV,

He proposeth the obedience of the Rechabites, & there∣by confoundeth the pride of the Iewes

1 THe worde whiche came vnto Iere∣miáh from the Lord, in the daisa 1.1 of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiáh King of Iu∣dáh,

saying.

2 Go vnto the house of theb 1.2 Rechabites, & speake vnto them, & bring them into the House of the Lord into one of the chābres and giue them wine to drinke.

3 Then toke I Iaazaniàh, the sonne of Iere∣miáh the sonne of Habazziniáh, & his bre∣thren, and all his sonnes, & the whole hou se of the Rechabites,

4 And I broght them into the House of the Lord; into the chamber of the sonnes of Hanán, the sonne of Igdaliáh a manc 1.3 of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was aboue the chamber of Maaseiáh the sonne of Shallúm, the keper of the“ 1.4 treasure.

5 And I set before the sonnes of the house of the Rechabites, pottes ful of wine, and cuppes, andd 1.5 said vnto them, Drinke wine

6 But thei said, We wil drinke no wine: fore 1.6 Ionadàb the sonne of Rechàb our father commanded vs, saying,f 1.7 Ye shal drinke no wine, (nether) you nor your sōnes for euer.

7 Nether shal ye buylde house, nor sowe se∣de, nor plant vineyarde, nor haue any, but all your daies ye shal dwell in tentes, that ye may liue a long time in the land where ye be strangers.

8 Thus haue we obeied the voice of Iona∣dáb the sonne of Recháb our father, in all that he hathe charged vs, and we drinke no wine all our daies, (nether) we, our wiues our sonnes, nor our daughters.

9 Nether buylde we houses for vs to dwell in, nether haue we vineyarde, nor field, nor sede.

10 But we haue remained in tētes, and haue obeied, & done according tog 1.8 all that Io∣nadáb our father commanded vs.

11 But when Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél came vp into the land, we said, Come, and let vs go to Ierusalém, frō the hoste of the Caldeans, and from the hoste of Aràm: so weh 1.9 dwell at Ierusalém.

12 Then came the worde of the Lord vnto Ieremiàh, saying.

13 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israél, Go, and tel the men of Iudàh, and the inhabitans of Ierusalém, Wil yei 1.10 not receiue doctrine to obey my wordes, saith the Lord?

14 The cōmandement of Ionadàb the sonne of Recháb that he cōmanded his sonnes, that thei shulde drinke no wine, is surely kept: for vnto this day thei drinke none, but obey their fathers commandement: notwithstanding I haue spoken vnto you,k 1.11 rising early, and speaking, but ye wolde not obeie me.

15 I haue sent also vnto you all my seruan∣tes the Prophetes, rising vp early, and sen∣ding (them,) saying, * Returne now euerie man from his euil waie, and amende your workes, and go not after other gods to serue them, and ye shal dwell in the land* 1.12 which I haue giuen vnto you, and to your fathers, but ye wolde not incline your 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nor obeie me.

16 Surely the sonnes of Ionadáb the sonne of Recháb, haue kept the commandement of their father, which he gaue them, but this people hathe not obeied me.

17 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israél, Beholde, I wil bring vpō Iudáh, and vpon all the inhabitants of Ieru salém, all the euil that I haue pronunced against them, because I hauel 1.13 spoken vn∣to them, but thei wolde not heare, and I ha ue called vnto them, but thei wolde not answer.

18 And Ieremiáh said to the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israél, Because ye haue obeied the commandement of Ionadàb your fa∣ther, and kept all his precepts, and done according vnto all that he hathe comman ded you,

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israél, Ionadab the sonne of Rechàb shalm 1.14 not want a man, to stand be fore me for euer.

Notes

• a 1.1

  For the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and order of these prophecies 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Chap. 27. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• b 1.2

  Thei came of Hobàb Moses fa∣ther in law, who was no 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but after 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with them in the seruice of God
• c 1.3

  That is, a Pro∣phete.
• “ 1.4

  〈◊〉〈◊〉, dore,
• d 1.5

  The Prophet saith not, The Lord saith thus: for thē thei ought to haue obeyed: but he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to another end: that is, to declare their obedience toman seing the Iewes wolde not obey God him selfe.
• e 1.6

  Whome Iehu the King of Israel fa∣uored for his zeale 2. King. 10. 15.
• f 1.7

  Teaching thē he∣reby to flee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 oc∣casion of intempe rancie, ambicion and auarice, & that thei migh knowe that thei were strā gers in the earth, and be ready to de part at all occasiōs
• g 1.8

  Which was now for the space of threhundreth ye∣res from 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Iehoiakim.
• h 1.9

  Which declareth that thei were not so bound to their vowe, that it col∣de not be broken for any necessities for where thei we recommanded to dwell in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, thei dwel now at Ieru salém for feare of the warres.
• i 1.10

  Whome I haue chosen to be my children, seing the se whiche were the children of an heathen man obei ed the commande 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of their fa∣thers.
• k 1.11

  I haue most 〈◊〉〈◊〉 exhorted & warned you 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by my selfe & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Prophetes.
• * 1.12

  Chap. 18. 11, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 5.
• l 1.13

  That is by his Prophets and 〈◊〉〈◊〉: which she∣weth that it is as muche as though he shulde speake to vs him selfe, when he sendeth his ministers to speake in his 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• m 1.14

  His posteritie shall continue and be in my fauour for euer.