8. We, along with our wives, sons, and daughters, have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab, Rechab’s son, in everything he ordered us to do. We have never drunk wine,
9. built houses to live in, or owned vineyards, pastures, or grainfields.
10. We live in tents, and we have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab ordered us to do.
11. But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded this land, we said, ‘Let’s go to Jerusalem ⌊to escape⌋ the Babylonian and Aramean armies.’ That’s why we are living in Jerusalem.”
12. Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said,