The Meaning of Jeremiah 35:2 Explained

Jeremiah 35:2

KJV: Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

YLT: 'Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and thou hast spoken with them, and brought them into the house of Jehovah, unto one of the chambers, and caused them to drink wine.'

Darby: Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

ASV: Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

Discover Jeremiah 35:2

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Jeremiah 35:2?

MEANING: What does Jeremiah 35:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Jeremiah 35:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Jeremiah 35:2?

What is the context of Jeremiah 35:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

What does Jeremiah 35:2 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Jeremiah was to visit the Rechabite family and to bring them to the temple. In one of the rooms that surrounded the temple proper, Jeremiah was to give them wine to drink.

The Rechabites were a branch of the Kenite clan that descended from Jethro, Moses" father-in-law (cf. Judges 1:16; 1 Chronicles 2:55). ^[1] They had previously settled in northern Israel ( Judges 4:17; Judges 5:24) and in southern Judah ( 1 Samuel 15:6). Evidently Jonadab"s branch of the family had moved from the north into the Southern Kingdom following the Assyrian invasion of722 B.C. (cf. Jeremiah 35:6).

Context Summary

Jeremiah 35:1-19 - A Lesson From The Rechabites

Among the refugees from the neighboring country who sought asylum within the walls of Jerusalem, was a group of Arabs, known as Rechabites. Probably they encamped in one of the open spaces. They clung tenaciously to the regulations promulgated by Jonadab some three hundred years before. See Judges 1:16; 2 Kings 10:15; 1 Chronicles 2:55. They drank no wine, did not cultivate the ground, and lived in tents. We do well not to touch alcohol; not to strike our roots two deeply into this world, where we are pilgrims and strangers; and to cultivate the pilgrim spirit, which looks for and travels toward the city that hath foundations. Israel had not been as true to the divine precepts as the Rechabites to those of their founder. Therefore the Chosen People would be dispossessed and scattered; while the Rechabites have preserved their independence to the present day. Obedience is the only source of permanence. "He that doeth the will of God abideth forever." [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 35

¹ By the obedience of the Rechabites,
¹² Jeremiah condemns the disobedience of the Jews
¹⁸ God blesses the Rechabites for their obedience

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 35:2 mean?

go to the house of the Rechabites and speak to them and bring them into the house of Yahweh into one of the chambers and give to drink them wine

הָלוֹךְ֮ אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית הָרֵכָבִים֒ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אוֹתָ֔ם וַהֲבִֽאוֹתָם֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־ אַחַ֖ת הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ אוֹתָ֖ם יָֽיִן

הָלוֹךְ֮	go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
בֵּ֣ית	the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
הָרֵכָבִים֒	of the Rechabites
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: רֵכָה Sense: a place in Judah.
וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣	and speak
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אוֹתָ֔ם	to them
Parse: Direct object marker, third person masculine plural Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
וַהֲבִֽאוֹתָם֙	and bring them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בֵּ֣ית	into the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יְהוָ֔ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֶל־	into
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אַחַ֖ת	one
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת	of the chambers
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: לִשְׁכָּה Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.
וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥	and give to drink
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁקָה Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
יָֽיִן	wine
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יַיִן Sense: wine.

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