Jeremiah 35:6 (WEB)
But they said, “We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, neither you nor your children, forever.
Fathers and councils · 3
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.4Conference XXI
“…saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: there shall not fail a man from the stock of Jonadab the son of Rechab to stand in My sight all the days;” as all of them were not satisfied with merely offering tithes of their possessions, but actually refused property, and offered the rather to God themselves and…” — editor's note: Jer. xxxv. 6, 7, 19.
Read the whole comment
Augustine of Hippo
“But the commandment of the father the sons kept and observed, and by this earned a blessing from the Lord.” — editor's note: Jer. xxxv. 6, etc.
Read the whole comment
Jerome
“The sons of Jonadab, we are told, drank neither wine nor strong drink and dwelt in tents pitched wherever night overtook them.” — editor's note: Jer. xxxv. 6, 7.
Read the whole comment
Cross-references · 6
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.4.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.4.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.4.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.4.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.4.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.4.