"The wordsof Jonadabthe sonof Rechab,whichhe commandedhis sonsnot to drinkwine,are observed.So they do not drink[wine] to thisday,for they have obeyedtheir father'scommand.But I have spokento you againand again;yet you have not listenedto Me.
"But they becamedisobedientand rebelledagainst You, And castYour lawbehindtheir backsAnd killedYour prophetswhohad admonishedthem So that they might returnto You, And they committedgreatblasphemies.
"However, You borewith them for manyyears,And admonishedthem by Your SpiritthroughYour prophets,Yet they would not giveear.Therefore You gavethem into the handof the peoplesof the lands.
For thisis a rebelliouspeople,false~sons,Sonswho refuseto listenTo the instructionof the LORD;
"Whywas therenomanwhen I came?When I called,[why] was therenoneto answer?Is My handsoshortthat it cannotransom?OrhaveI nopowerto deliver?Behold,I dryup the seawith My rebuke,I makethe riversa wilderness;Their fishstinkfor lackof waterAnd dieof thirst.
For I solemnlywarnedyour fathersin the daythat I broughtthem up from the landof Egypt,even to thisday,warningpersistently,saying,"Listento My voice."
to listento the wordsof My servantsthe prophets,whomI have been sendingto you againand again,but you have not listened;
becausethey have not listenedto My words,'declaresthe LORD,'whichI sentto them againand againby My servantsthe prophets;but you did not listen,'declaresthe LORD.
"They have turned[their] backto Me and not [their] face;though [I] taughtthem, teachingagainand again,they would not listenand receiveinstruction.
Indeed,the sonsof Jonadabthe sonof Rechabhave observedthe commandof their fatherwhichhe commandedthem, but thispeoplehas not listenedto Me.'"'
But they said,"We will not drinkwine,for Jonadabthe sonof Rechab,our father,commandedus, saying,You shall not drinkwine,you or your sons,forever.
"And now,becauseyou have doneallthesethings,"declaresthe LORD,"and I spoketo you, risingup earlyand speaking,but you did not hear,and I calledyou but you did not answer,
