Jeremiah 35:8

Bible Text

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

Jerusalem was Judah’s capital, where Jeremiah tested the Rechabites’ obedience; Babylon, ruled by the Chaldeans in Mesopotamia, was the invading power whose armies forced them to seek refuge there. Their faithfulness to Jonadab’s command contrasts with Judah’s refusal to obey the Lord’s

Places in this passage

Jeremiah 35:8 mentions Babylon, Chaldea and Jerusalem.

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