Jeremiah 35:9
World English Bible (WEB)
and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;
In context
7 You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, or have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land in which you live as nomads.’
8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;
9 and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;
10 but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, we said, ‘Come! Let’s go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we will dwell at Jerusalem.’”
Jeremiah 35:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;
- KJV King James Version
- Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor 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: