THE Word which came unto El-Yirmeyahu from Yahuah in the days of Yahuyaqiym the son of Yo'shiyahu king of Yahudah, saying,
Go unto the house of the Rekaviym, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of Yahuah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
Then I took Ya'azanyahu the son of Yirmeyahu, the son of Chavatstsanyah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rekaviym;
And I brought them into the house of Yahuah, into the chamber of the sons of Chanan, the son of Yigdalyahu, a man of Elohiym, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Ma`aseyahu the son of Shallum, the guarder of the door:
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rekaviym pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
But they said, We will drink no wine: for Yonadav the son of Rekav our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons forever:
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.
Thus have we obeyed the voice of Yahunadav the son of Rekav our father in all that he has charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our women, our sons, nor our daughters;
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Yonadav our father commanded us.
But it came to pass, when Nevukadne'tstsar king of Babel came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Yerushalayim for fear of the army of the Kasdiym, and for fear of the army of the Arammiym: so we dwell at Yerushalayim.
Then came the Word of Yahuah unto El-Yirmeyahu, saying,
Thus says Yahuah Tseva'oth, the Elohai of Yashar'el; Go and tell the men of Yahudah and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? says Yahuah.
The words of Yahunadav the son of Rekav, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey את their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other elohiym to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
Because the sons of Yahunadav the son of Rekav have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people has not hearkened unto me:
Therefore thus says Yahuah Elohai Tseva'oth, the Elohai of Yashar'el; Behold, I will bring upon El-Yahudah and upon all the inhabitants of Yerushalayim את all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.
And Yirmeyahu said unto the house of the Rekaviym, Thus says Yahuah Tseva'oth, the Elohai of Yashar'el; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Yahunadav your father, and guarded all his precepts, and done according unto all that he has commanded you:
Therefore thus says Yahuah Tseva'oth, the Elohai of Yashar'el; Yonadav the son of Rekav shall not want a man to stand before me forever.