Jeremiah 35:7

New English Translation

Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.’

Cross References

Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.

Genesis 36:7

because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock.

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving to you.

Jeremiah 35:10

We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us.

Jeremiah 35:9

We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops.

Ephesians 5:18

And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,