Jeremiah 35 in the early church
[Vulgate: Jeremias]
15 passages quote, allude to, or echo Jeremiah 35, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 2 · 6 · 7 · 11 · 13 · 15 · 18 · 19
Jeremiah 35:2
“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 35:2–19 (42:2-Jer LXX) | Church History 2.23.17 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 300–325 |
Jeremiah 35:6
“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 35:6 (42:6 LXX) | Commentary on the Song of Songs 1.96 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Jer 35:6–19 | Letter 58.5 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 35:6 | Letter 125.7 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 35:6 | Homilies on Matthew 43.3 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Jer 35:6–19 (42:6-Jer LXX) | Against Jovinianus 2.15 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | 393 |
| Jer 35:6 (42:6 LXX) | The Conferences 21.4 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Jeremiah 35:7
Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 35:7 (42:7 LXX) | Commentary on the Song of Songs 1.96 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Jer 35:7 | Letter 125.7 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 35:7 (42:7 LXX) | The Conferences 21.4 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Jeremiah 35:11
So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 35:11 | Letter 125.7 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Jeremiah 35:13
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 35:13 | Demonstration 14.2 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
Jeremiah 35:15
Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 35:15 (42:15 LXX) | Against Heresies 4.36.5 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
Jeremiah 35:18
Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 35:18 (42:18 LXX) | Commentary on the Song of Songs 1.96 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
Jeremiah 35:19
this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Jonadab son of Rechab will never fail to have a man to stand before Me.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 35:19 (42:19 LXX) | The Conferences 21.4 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |