Jer 35:14 | NET2full | STEP | Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine . His orders have been carried out . To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I have spoken to you over and over again , but you have not obeyed me.

‏ Jeremiah 35:14

14 Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine. His orders have been carried out. ^{▼▼tn Heb “The words of Jonadab son of Rechab, that he commanded his descendants not to drink wine, have been carried out.” (For the construction of the accusative of subject after a passive verb illustrated here see GKC 388 §121.b.) The sentence has been broken down and made more direct to better conform to contemporary English style.} To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I ^{▼▼tn The vav (ו) plus the independent pronoun before the verb is intended to mark a sharp contrast. It is difficult, if not impossible, to render this in English other than as “But I.”} have spoken to you over and over again, ^{▼▼tn On this idiom (which occurs again in the following verse) see the translator’s note on 7:13 and compare its use in 7:13, 25; 11:7; 25:3, 4; 26:5; 29:19; 32:33; 35:14, 15; 44:9.} but you have not obeyed me.