Jeremiah 35:18
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites,.... To the family of them, to those that were with him in the temple, and while they were there; and what he said to them, which is as follows, was…
The trial of the Rechabites' constancy was intended but for a sign; now here we have the application of it.
I. The Rechabites' observance of their father's charge to them is made use of as an…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
And Jeremiah said … Rechabites The LXX, doubtless rightly, omit these words (see on Jer 35:35), and seem to have preserved the original form, "Therefore thus saith the Lord, Inasmuch as the sons of…