‹ Chapter 34Jeremiah 35 of 52Chapter 36

Jeremiah 35:1

הַדָּבָ֛ר
dâbâr
the — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
אֶֽל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
from — properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
בִּימֵ֨י
yôwm
in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
יְהוֹיָקִ֧ים
Yᵉhôwyâqîym
Jehojakim, a Jewish king
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּ
Yôʼshîyâh
Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָ֖ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
לֵאמֹֽר
ʼâmar
to/for — to say (used with great latitude)
Jeremiah 35:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
Rabbi's unlock
Jeremiah 35:1New

This chapter uses a real, verifiable group's own history as an object lesson - the Rechabites' documented obedience makes Judah's own disobedience harder to excuse as impossible.

that's everything Rabbi's current library has flagged for this passage — new sources are added every week
Today's memory verse · from this session
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
Jeremiah 35:1
Ask Rabbi about this chapter