theme
 
        the alleged theme of this chapter :
        Jeremiah is asked to invite the Kenites – a nomadic tribe somehow related to Judah – 
        to come to the temple where he will present them wine to drink ; but they will refuse ,
        saying how their father taught them to abstain from it — after which God announces
        evil upon the house of Judah for not being like the Kenites
 
        … which ofcourse is NOT the original theme here , sigh
 
        so what was it ?
        the “drink + wine” is one of Esau’s favourite corruptions , yet indeed the text shows a 
        group that is ‘being tested’ : the key here is the phrase “which I have not commanded”
        typically connected with ‘strange fire’ as in the Leviticus chapters (see pages) but álso
        showing in the same context in Jeremiah 32 ! ,
        while ofcourse the previous chapter 34 the main theme wás ‘the fire’ , and even in next
        chapter 36 some fire event appears — so that this must have been the same subject
        in spite of Esau’s sub-corruptions to have the event here take place 17 years earlier
        by his addition “in the days of Jehoiakim” (in line 1) ; 
        the ‘sons as the remnant of the house of Judah’ :
        as everywhere in prophets God always preserves a remnant , in different situations ;
        we know that the Chaldeans left the poorer people behind to work their lands opposed
        to the middle and upper class that were taken into exile to Babylon ; it may have been
        that this remnant belonged to the poor people , as well ; 
        yet then we have a bit of a problem with “Hanameel the high priest & other priests” (in 4)
        where ‘hanameel’ and ‘high’ are simple corruptions : it is probable that they also witnessed
        this Legal event but we do not (-yet) know what happened to them priests after this ;
        the repetitive phrases here : 
        … the phrase ‘offer fire’ and ‘commanded’ appear often but , as we saw before , often so
        done to have you & we understand the theme (-also since Esau would eventually f*k up
        in corrupting the repeated phrases grin) , yet we tried to not overdo it – see fulltext ;
        how come Judah offered false fire so much ? :
        they must have been well aware to NOT build any idol statues – since they just had seen
        how the Northern kingdom had gone into exile to Assyria 200 years before , by doing that –
        but perhaps the (demonic-) minions of Adam pushed very hard to perform them ,
        compare how a bit later also Nebuchadnessar kindled the altar (see Daniel pages) ;
 
        and in closing   —
        though this chapter is not directly relevant to us , it does confirm our theme especially
        in connection with “the promise of dwelling upon your own ground” so that is valuable
 
corruptions : strategical , and without the ‘strange fire’ key not possible to interpret
theme  : context 100% restored , syntax VERY high , >95%
fulltext : below   
 
for you Sir

 
 
Jeremiah 35

fulltext                                                                                                                     [time frame : the same days as chapters 32-34 :] 
1
then the word of IEUE becomes to me , saying :                                                                                                             [6x deleted] 
2 
I will point out to you the sons that are the remnant of the house of Judah unto me ,
and bring them into the house of IEUE ,
unto the altar of the people ,                                                                                                                                   [ACHEd=mEzbACH] 
and tell them to offer an offering by fire upon it ;                                                                               [‘drink’ SHaqah=iSHshe] 
3 
and I go and find the house (‘family’) of Jaazaniah ,       +
the house of Jeremiah , and the house of Habaziniah ,                                                                    [the names : perhaps so]           
as all the sons that are the remnant of the whole house of Judah ;   
4
and I bring them into the house of IEUE ,                                                                                                          [4 : w/ very corrupt] 
to stand together with Hanameel the high priest     +                                                               [igadaliah=gadol !]   [Jer.32] 
and the other priests who are ministering (?) the altar of the people ,
and who had been witness of (?) the words that IEUE spoke (?)     +
when I wrote the copy of his scroll ;                                                                                                                                      [SPH=SPHr]  
5 
then I set before the sons of the house of Judah a censer (‘fire-pan’) filled with burning coals , 
yet without any offering (-to go with it) ,                                                     
and I say to them : offer the fire ! ; 
6
but they answer : we will not offer any fire ,
because we know the words of IEUE ,
when he commanded our (1200 BC-) fathers concerning this , saying :
you shall not offer fire , you nor your sons , for ever ;       + 
7 
because you shall not make an idol statue ,                                                                                          [see fulltext Lev.26 page] 
nor build an altar to it , in order to offer fire unto it ;
but instead you shall keep my covenant by honouring my words all of your days ,                                            [Lev.26] 
so that you will dwell in safety upon your own ground      +                                                                        [‘read also : eden’] 
which I have given (‘promised’) to your fathers ;                                                                                                      [‘Abraham’ etc] 
8
but we have seen how the people of Judah     +
have nót honoured the words of IEUE which he commanded to our fathers :
because they have been offering fire , every day , 
they , their wives , their sons , and their daughters ;    
9
for they have built altars ,                                                                                                                 [but no statues !]   [Bth=mzBch] 
in order to offer fire upon them ,                                          
as not keeping the covenant of IEUE ,      +
10
since they have not honoured his words , nor have hearkened to him ,                                                                     [as in 7] 
as not having done what IEUE commanded our fathers ; 
11
so when we heard that Nebuchadnessar king of Babylon is already coming up against our land ,
then we said to ourselves : surely IEUE is bringing the army of the Chaldeans upon Jerusalem , 
because our people have sinned against his covenant ! ;  
12
then the word of IEUE becomes to me , saying :                                                                                                                  [part I b :] 
13
thus says IEUE of hosts , the deity of (eden-) Ishral :
go today and tell the ones that dwell in Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem :
you have not kept the instruction which I spoke to you in my scroll, 
is the declaration of IEUE ;      +
14
yet the remnant of the house of Judah háve honoured my words      + 
by which I commanded your (1200 BC-) fathers to not offer an offering by fire ;
and unto this day they never have offered any ,
because they have kept my commandment to your fathers ,
by knowing what I spoke to them in my scroll :
but you have not even cáred about my words ; 
15
that is the reason why I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets      +
that rose up early to declare my scroll , saying :
return , please , each of you from his evil way ! , 
and do not offer any offering by fire ,
because by doing that you will be worshipping other deities       + 
who will make you to be in servitude to them ,   
so that you will not dwell upon the ground        +                                                                                   [read : Eden ; and see 7] 
which I gave (‘promised’) to your fathers :
but you have not inclined your ear , nor hearkened unto me ;  
16
and because the sons that are the remnant of the house of Judah      +
have kept my commandment unto your (1200 BC-) fathers       +
since they have understood it from my scroll ,
while you people have not hearkened unto me ;       
17 
therefore thus says IEUE of hosts , the deity of (eden-) Ishral :
behold ! , I am bringing the army of the Chaldeans       +
upon the ones that dwell in Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem ,
and you will go into exile to their land ;                                                                                                                          [comp. line 15] 
because when I spoke to you , you have not listened ,
as having called unto you , where you have not answered ;                                                                  [b/c of the prophets]  
18 
then I , Jeremiah , turn towards the sons as the remnant of Judah , saying :                                                       [closing :] 
thus says IEUE of hosts , the deity of (eden-) Ishral :
because you have kept my commandment unto your fathers to not offer any offering by fire ,
since you have honoured my words which I spoke in my scroll ; 
19 
therefore thus says IEUE of hosts , the deity of (eden-) Ishral :
the sons that are the remnant of the house of Judah will nót go into exile ,
but will stand before me all of their days .                                                                                                     [or: ‘stay in this land’] 

 
end            (-and end of theme)

 
 
Jeremiah 35

1
which=then – the word of – [..]  – IEUE – becomes – to – jeremiah=me , [.. 6x ..]  – saying :
 
[next 2 :
the ‘the·Rechabites’ is corrupt ; but if it said “I will point out to you the remnant” 
and in next line 3 “Jeremiah goes to specifically named people” that would run properly no ? :
b) the “wine + to drink” is one of Esau’s favourite corruptions :
2
“Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, 
into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.”
2
[+I]  (will) go=point out – to [+you]         +
b
the house=sons (Bth=Bn) – the·Rechabites = (that are) the remnant (Rkbm=shRth) of        +
c
and·you-speak = the and=house of speak=Judah (Dbr=iuDe) – ath=unto them=me ,
d
and bring them – (into-) the house of – IEUE ,
e
to – the one=altar (ACHEd=mEzbACH) of – the·rooms (tampered) = the the=people (e=om) (and-) tell [+them]       +
f 
to and=offer an drink=offering by fire (SHa-qah=iSHshe) – them=upon – wine=it (iin=eua) ;
note :
… an option was “.. offer their gift to me” which immediately would point to Unleavened ,
however there were several type offerings : key here must be “the altar” 
also because “one + room” is so superfluous phrase that it hád to hide something ;   
 
3
and I take=find – [+the house]  (‘family’) of – Jaazaniah , the son=house of – Jeremiah , 
b
(and-) the son=house of – Habaziniah – [.. 1x ..]  ,                                                                               [names are uncheckable] 
c
and=as – all – the sons – [..]  (that are) the ath=remnant (ATH=shArTH) of          +
d
the whole – house of – the·Rechabites (=tampered) – Judah ;    
 
4
“And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, 
a man of God, which [was]  by the chamber of the princes, which [was]  above the chamber of Maaseiah 
the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:”
… utterly Bizarre line , like this :
4
and I bring – them – (into-) the house of – IEUE ,
b
to=as – room=standing (?) – sons=together with – hanan=Hanameel (Jer.32)      +
c
the igdaliah=high (i-gadal-iah=gadol !) – son=priest
d
(and-) the god=other – man=priests       +
e
who – beside=operate (?) – the room=altar (lshkth=mzbch no match) of – the·chiefs (=tampered) = the people ;
f
[attempt ! :] 
     (and-) who – [..]  above=knew (?) – the to=words room=that – son=IEUE – maaseiah=spoke (?)
     g
     (when-) [+I]  shallum=wrote (?) – the keep=copy of (?) – the·threshold = [+his]  scroll (SPH=SPHr) ;   [ch.32] 
 
5
“And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, 
and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.”
5
[=then]  I set – before – the sons of – the house of – rechabites=Judah         +
b 
a beaker=censer (‘fire-pan’) (gboiM=Miqtrth) – filled – (with-) wine=burning coals (‘no match ofcourse’) 
c
(yet-) and=without (any-) cup=offering ,                                                                                     [< important notion is it not ?] 
d
and I say – to them : drink=offer (-you) – the wine=fire ! (iin=esh) ; 
note :
a) the phrase “censer filled with coal” also appears in the Leviticus false-fire and even in Revelation ;
b) Esau’s addition “and cups” makes no sense — but for us “without an offering” is important !
c) therefore not neccesarily ‘drink’ needs to be ‘offering by fire’ as in line 2 ; 
 
6
“But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, 
saying, Ye shall drink no wine, [neither ye] , nor your sons for ever:”
6
[=but]  they answer : we (will) – not – drink=offer – (any-) wine=fire ,
b
because – [+we]  jonadab=know (i-uNdB=BiN) – the son=words (Bn=dBr) of – rechab=IEUE ,
c
[w/ swapped 1x :] 
(when-) he commanded – [+our]  fathers – on=concerning (ol=ol) us=this , saying :
d
you (shall) – not – drink=offer – wine=fire , you – [=nor]  your sons , [=for]  – ever ; 
 
7
“Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have [any] : 
but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye [be]  strangers.”
7
and=because – you (shall) – not – build=make – an house=idol (-statue) ,                      [see intro Lev.26 page a.o] 
b
[..]  nor – sow=build – an seed=altar (Zro=mZbch) [+to it]  
c
and=in order – to plant=offer – vineyard=fire – (unto-) not=it (‘the statue’) ;
d
         and=but not=instead – you (shall) become=keep – you=my to=covenant (‘no match’) 
         e
          [w/ swapped 1x :] 
          that=by – dwell=honouring – [..]  [+my]  tents=words (alim=dbrim) – all of – your days ,                    [Lev.26] 
f
so that – you (will) live=dwell – days=for – many=ever    +
g
[w/ swapped 1x :] 
(in-) faces=safety (b/c of line 11 !) – upon – [..]  [+your]  (-own) ground (‘read : eden’)         now +
h
which – you=I – (have) sojourn=given (‘promised’) – (to-) [+your]  there=fathers ;                            [‘Abraham’ etc] 
 
                                                                                        part I b 
 
        … now a repeat of the previous lines , followed by “the Chaldean army”
        and there is only 1 interpretation about this section : they saw how the people of Judah 
        DID offer false fire , and understood that is why the Chaldeans were marching up ! 
 
8
[=but]  we (have) listened=seen – (how-) the in=people of voice=Judah
b
(have) [+nót]  jonadab=honoured (iDB=kBD) – the sons=words (Bn=dBr) of – rechab=IEUE      +
c
[w/ swapped :] 
which – he commanded – to [..]  – our fathers :
d
to=because [+they]  as-not=DID – drink=offer – wine=fire , [=every]  – day , 
e
we=they , [=their]  wives , [=their]  sons – and [=their]  daughters ; 
 
9
“Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
9
[=for]  [.. 1x ..]  – [+they]  (have) built – houses=altars (Bth=mzBch) ,                                                            [no ‘statues’ !] 
b
to=in order to dwell=offer – [..]  vineyard=fire (‘no match with line 7’) – and=upon field=them ,
c
[w/ swapped :] 
and=as – not – become=keeping (‘line 7’) – the seed=covenant (zRo=bRth) of – to·us [..]  IEUE (nU=ieUe) , 
 
10
“But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
10
(since-) we=they (have) – and=not – dwell=honoured – [..]  [+his]  tents=words                                                  [as in 7] 
b
and=nor (have) hearkened [+to him]  , 
c
[w/ swapped :] 
and=as – all=not – (having) done – what – jonadab=IEUE – commanded – our fathers ; 
 
11
“But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, 
Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, 
and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.”
11
and (when-) he=we become=heard – in=that – Nebuchadnessar – king of – Babylon     +
b
(is) coming up – [=against]  – [+our]  land ,
c
[=then]  we said (-to ourselves) : surely he (is) bringing (bo + bo , 2x verb) – the army of – the Chaldeans    +
d
before=upon – Jerusalem , 
e
“and·from·faces-of army-of Aram and·we-shall-dwell in·Jerusalem” , most probable :
and=because [..]  – [=our]  aram=people (araM=oM) – (have) army=sinned (CHil=CHith)       +
f
and=against the dwell=covenant (ishB=Brth) of – [..]  jerusalem=IEUE (i-rshlm=ieue) ;  
 
12-13
“Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 
 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants 
of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.”
12
[=then]  – the word of – IEUE – becomes – to – [=me]  , saying :
13
thus – says – IEUE of – hosts , the deity of – (eden-) Ishral :
b
go (-today) – and tell – the ones (that) [=dwell]  – (in-) Judah – and the inhabitants of – Jerusalem :
c
you (have) – not – take=kept – the instruction       +                                                    [‘listen to words’ is too weak here] 
d
to=which [+I]  listen=spoke – (to-) to=you – (in-) my words=scroll (dbr=sphr) , 
e
(is) the declaration of – IEUE ;
 
14
“The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; 
for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you,  rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.”
14
(yet-) the jonadab=remnant of – the son=house of – rachab=Judah
b
(have) carried out=honoured – [+my]  words 
c
(by-) which – he=I commanded – his=your (1200 BC-) sons=fathers ,
d 
to to=not so-as-not=offer (Blth=qrB) – an drink=offering by fire – [.. 1x ‘wine’ falls out now ..]  ;
e
and – unto – this – day – they (have) – not – drink=offered [+any]  ,
f
because – they (have) listened=kept (shmo=shmr) – [+my]  commandment – (to-) [=your]  fathers ,
g
[no ‘rising early’ here , that is in next line only :] 
[=by]  I=knowing (anki=iada) – (what-) I spoke – to [=them]  – (in-) [+my]  rise early=scroll (eshkem=sepher) ,
h
[=while]  – you (have) – [..]  not (-even) – listened=cared – (about-) [+my]  speak=words (dbr=dbr) [..]  ; 
 
15
“I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending [them] , saying, 
Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, 
and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, 
nor hearkened unto me.”
15
and=that is the reason why – I (have) sent – unto you – all – my servants – the prophets
b
(that-) rose up early – to and=declare (?) (u=qr) [+my]  send=scroll (shlch=sphr) , saying :
c
return – please – each (of) – you – from – his – evil – way ! , 
d
(and-) (do) and=not good=offer (tuB=qrB) – (any-) doings=offering by fire (w/ taken from e) ,
e
and=because (by-) not=doing [+that]  – you (will be) go=worshipping – [..1x ..]  – other – deities 
f
to=who (will make) [+you]  (to be in-) servitude (to-) them ,                                                                               [< too much ?] 
g
[+so that]  you (will) and=not dwell – upon – the ground        +                                                     [read : Eden ; and see 7] 
h
which – I gave (‘promised’) – [.. 1x ..]  – [..]  to your fathers :
i
[=but]  – you (have) – not – inclined – your ear , [..]  nor – hearkened – unto me ;   
 
16
“Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, 
which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:”
… here ,
it’s tempting to again use “offering by fire” but after 15 perhaps better ‘the scroll’ now :
16
(and-) because – the sons – (that are) the jonadab=remnant of – the son=house of – rechab=Judah
b
(have) performed=kept – [+my]  commandment – (unto-) [=your]  (1200 BC-) fathers
c
(since-) he=they (have) commanded=understood [=it]  – (from-) [+my]  which=scroll (asher=sepher) ,
d
and=while the·people (=tampered) the=you people [..]  – (have) not – hearkened – unto me ;       +
 
17
therefore – thus – says – IEUE of – [.. 1x ..]  – hosts , the deity of – (eden-) Ishral :
b
[next : the·evil = corrupt and why be vague ? why not just ‘the Chaldeans’ ? :] 
behold ! , [+I]  (am) bringing – the all=army of – the·evil = the Chaldeans       +
c
upon – the [+ones (that) dwell]  – (in-) Judah – and upon – all – the inhabitants of – Jerusalem ,
d
(and-) [+you]  (will) which=go into exile – (to-) [..]  their – spoke=land (dAR=ARts) ;                                [see line 15] 
e
because – (when-) I spoke – to [=you]  – [=you]  (have) – [..]  not – listened ,
f
and (when-) I called – unto [=you]  – [=you]  (have) – [..]  not – answered ;                                   [b/c of the prophets]  
 
18
[w/ also swapped :] 
[=then]  – [+I]  Jeremiah – [+turn]  to the house=sons – (as-) the the=remnant of rechabites=Judah , saying :
b
thus – says – IEUE of – hosts , the deity of – (eden-) Ishral :
c
because – [..]  you (have) [=kept]  – [+my]  commandment – [=unto]  – your fathers
d
to and=not keep=offer – all=any – commandments=offering by fire ,
e
[=since]  you (have) do=honoured – all=my as=words       +
f
which – he=I commanded=spoke – ath=in [+my]  you=scroll (‘no match’) ; 
 
19
therefore – thus – says – IEUE of – hosts , the deity of – (eden-) Ishral :
b
the man=sons – (that are-) the jonadab=remnant of – the son=house of – rechab=Judah
c
(will) nót – cut off = go into exile ,                                                                                                     [< that’s the sub-theme right] 
d
(but-) (will) stand – before me          +                                                                  [perhaps ‘stay – [=in]  [=their]  (own-) land’] 
e
all of – the·days (=tampered) their days . 

 
end            (-and end of theme)