Jeremiah 35:9
King James Version (KJV)
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
In context
7 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.
8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 35:9 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
- WEB World English Bible
- and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.
- ASV American Standard Version
- nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none;
- DBY Darby Translation
- and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;
- WBS Webster Bible
- Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: