Jeremiah Chapter 35 verse 3 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah . . .--The names (Jaazaniah = Jehovah hears, Jeremiah = Jehovah exalts, Habaziniah = Jehovah gathers) are not without significance, as showing that the Rechabites were sharers in the faith of Israel, perhaps, as an order, conspicuous witnesses for that faith. The name Jeremiah may possibly indicate that there was some previous connexion between the Rechabites and the prophet's family.His brethren, and all his sons . . .--The words may be taken in their literal sense, but on the assumption that the Rechabites were a religious order rather than a family, the terms may indicate different stages or degrees of membership, the "brethren" being those who were fully incorporated, the "sons," those who like "the sons of the prophets" (2Kings 4:38; 2Kings 6:1; 2Kings 9:1; Amos 7:14) were still in training as probationers. Such a use of the word "brethren" would grow naturally out of that of "sons," and is found in this wider sense of priests and Levites (1Chronicles 15:5-18; 1Chronicles 26:7-32 and elsewhere) and of prophets (Revelation 22:9). . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo I tookוָאֶקַּ֞ח (wā·’eq·qaḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 3947: To takeJaazaniahיַאֲזַנְיָ֤ה (ya·’ă·zan·yāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 2970: Jaazaniah -- 'Yah hears', the name of several Israelitessonבֶֽן־ (ḇen-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Jeremiah,יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ (yir·mə·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelitesthe sonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Habazziniah,חֲבַצִּנְיָ֔ה (ḥă·ḇaṣ·ṣin·yāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 2262: Habazziniah -- a Rechabiteand his brothersאֶחָ֖יו (’e·ḥāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )and allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyhis sons—בָּנָ֑יו (bā·nāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonthe entireכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyhouseבֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseof the Rechabites—הָרֵכָבִֽים׃ (hā·rê·ḵā·ḇîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 7397: Rechah -- descendant of RechabJump to PreviousFamily House Jaazaniah Jeremiah Rechabites Re'chabites Whole