The Meaning of Jeremiah 35:5 Explained

Jeremiah 35:5

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.

YLT: and I put before the sons of the house of the Rechabites goblets full of wine, and cups, and I say unto them, Drink ye wine.

Darby: And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink wine.

ASV: And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Jeremiah 35:5?

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What is the context of Jeremiah 35:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Jeremiah 35:5 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Jeremiah also set before the Rechabites pitchers of wine and cups to drink it, and he told them to drink the wine. He did not just ask them if they would like some wine to drink, but He made it very easy for them to drink it. His position as a true prophet of Yahweh would have encouraged them all the more to drink.

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 35:5 mean?

and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine and cups and I said to them Drink wine

וָאֶתֵּ֞ן לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ בְּנֵ֣י בֵית־ הָרֵכָבִ֗ים גְּבִעִ֛ים מְלֵאִ֥ים יַ֖יִן וְכֹס֑וֹת וָאֹמַ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁתוּ־ יָֽיִן

וָאֶתֵּ֞ן	and I set
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִפְנֵ֣י ׀	before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
בְּנֵ֣י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בֵית־	of the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
הָרֵכָבִ֗ים	of the Rechabites
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: רֵכָה Sense: a place in Judah.
גְּבִעִ֛ים	bowls
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: גָּבִיעַ Sense: cup, bowl.
מְלֵאִ֥ים	full
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: מָלֵא Sense: full, fullness, that which fills.
יַ֖יִן	of wine
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יַיִן Sense: wine.
וְכֹס֑וֹת	and cups
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural Root: כֹּוס Sense: cup.
וָאֹמַ֥ר	and I said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	to them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
שְׁתוּ־	Drink
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: שָׁתָה Sense: to drink.
יָֽיִן	wine
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יַיִן Sense: wine.

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