Parallel Verses
Amplified
nor have we built ourselves houses to live in; nor do we have vineyards or fields or seed.
New American Standard Bible
nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we
King James Version
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Holman Bible
We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed.
International Standard Version
and have built no houses to live in. We don't have vineyards, fields, or seed.
A Conservative Version
nor to build houses for us to dwell in. Neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed,
American Standard Version
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Bible in Basic English
Building no houses for ourselves, having no vine-gardens or fields or seed:
Darby Translation
and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;
Julia Smith Translation
Not to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard and field and seed shall not be to us.
King James 2000
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and not to build houses [for] our living, and there is not vineyard, or field, or seed for us.
Modern King James verseion
nor to build houses for us to live in. Nor do we have vineyard, nor field, nor seed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Neither build we any house to dwell therein, we have also among us neither vineyards, nor corn land to sow:
NET Bible
We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops.
New Heart English Bible
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
The Emphasized Bible
and not to bud houses for us to dwell in, - and so, vineyard or field or seed, have we none;
Webster
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
World English Bible
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Youngs Literal Translation
nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none;
Themes
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
Hanan » A levite » 7. An officer in the temple
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Topics
Interlinear
Banah
Bayith
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 35:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Faithfulness Of The Rechabites
8 We have obeyed the words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, in all our days we have never drunk wine, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters, 9 nor have we built ourselves houses to live in; nor do we have vineyards or fields or seed. 10 We have lived only in tents, and have obeyed and done [everything] according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
Jeremiah 35:7
Nor shall you build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard or own one; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners (temporary residents).’
Numbers 16:14
Indeed, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!”
2 Kings 5:26
Elisha said to him, “Did my heart not go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a [proper] time to accept money and clothing and olive orchards and vineyards and sheep and oxen and male and female servants?