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Learn a Lesson from the Rechabites

35 (A) When Jehoiakim[a] was king of Judah, the Lord told me, “Go to the Rechabite clan and invite them to meet you in one of the side rooms[b] of the temple. When they arrive, offer them a drink of wine.”

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Footnotes

  1. 35.1 Jehoiakim: See the note at 1.3.
  2. 35.2 side rooms: Probably a room with walls on three sides, and open to the courtyard on the fourth side.

The Rekabites

35 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord during the reign of Jehoiakim(A) son of Josiah king of Judah: “Go to the Rekabite(B) family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms(C) of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.”

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