Jeremiah - 35:5



5 I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, Drink wine!

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Explanation and meaning of Jeremiah 35:5.

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And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
and I put before the sons of the house of the Rechabites goblets full of wine, and cups, and I say unto them, Drink ye wine.
And I put before the sons of the Rechabites basins full of wine and cups, and I said to them, Take some wine.
And I placed before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls filled with wine, and chalices. And I said to them, "Drink wine."
Et posui in conspectu filiorum domus Rechabitarum (vel, coram filiis domus Rechabitarum) scyphos plenos vino, et calices, et dixi, Bibite vinum.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Pots - "Bowls," to fill the cups.

Pots full of wine, and cups - The cups were to draw the wine out of the pots, in order to drink it.

And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I (d) said to them, Drink ye wine.
(d) The prophet says not. The Lord says thus, for then they ought to have obeyed, but he tends to another end: that is, to declare their obedience to man, seeing the Jews would not obey God himself.

And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups,.... Which the prophet might have out of the chambers where these vessels were, and particularly from Maaseiah, if he was a keeper of them, as before observed. The number of men gathered together was probably very large; and therefore pots, or large vessels of wine, were prepared, and set before them, and cups, lesser vessels, to drink out of:
and I said unto them, drink ye wine; he invited them to it, and bid them welcome; nay, more, he might not only encourage, but enjoin them to drink it; though, as Gataker observes, he does not say unto them, "thus saith the Lord, drink wine"; for then they must have done it, and doubtless would; since it is right to obey God rather than man, even parents.

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