¹² And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,^{[a] 13} “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Go and say to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Can you not learn a lesson to listen to my words?” declares^[b] Yahweh. ¹⁴ “The words of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, that he commanded his descendants^[c] to not drink, have been carried out, and they have not drunk until this day, for they have obeyed the command of their ancestor.^[d] But I have spoken to you over and over again,^[e] and you have not listened to me. ¹⁵ And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, I have sent them over and over again,^[f] saying,^[g] ‘Turn back please each one from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and you must not go after other gods to serve them, so that you may live^[h] on the land that I gave to you and to your ancestors.’^[i] But you did not incline your ear and you did not listen to me. ¹⁶ For the descendants^[j] of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, have carried out the command of their ancestor^[k] that he commanded them, but this people did not listen to me.”

¹⁷ Therefore^[l] thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am going to bring to Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem every disaster that I have spoken against them, because I have spoken to them and they have not listened, and I have called to them and they have not answered.”’”