‘And my heart didn’t go , when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,’ Elisha said. ‘Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves?
Jeremiah 35:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And not to build ourselves houses to live in; nor do we have vineyard or field or seed. American Standard Version (1901) nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: Common English Bible And we haven’t built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields, or crops. Catholic Public Domain Version And we do not build houses in which to live. And we do not have vineyard, or field, or seed to sow. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard or field or seed: |
‘And my heart didn’t go , when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,’ Elisha said. ‘Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves?
You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Rather, you must live in tents your whole life, so that you may live a long time on the soil where you stay as a resident foreigner.”
Furthermore, you didn’t bring us to a land flowing with milk and honey or give us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? We will not come! ’