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Jeremiah 35:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:
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Role in This Section
The dated report or historical recital supplies a stated reason through “Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he…” at Jeremiah 35:16 in “Rechabite Hearing Exposes Judah's Nonhearing.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 35:12–17
Read Jeremiah 35:16 with 35:12–17. By itself, “Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Their sustained family obedience becomes a contrast with Judah's rejection of repeated prophetic calls.
Why It Needs Context
Keep the line with Jeremiah 35:12–17. The dated report or historical recital supplies a stated reason through “Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he…” at Jeremiah 35:16 in “Rechabite Hearing Exposes Judah's Nonhearing.” The literary form and this limit govern it: The comparison concerns responsiveness; it must not romanticize rigid family control or stigmatize Jewish people as uniquely disobedient.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 35:12–17 — Rechabite Hearing Exposes Judah's NonhearingSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 35:12–17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 35:12–17
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