¹⁸ Then Jeremiah said to the [^Lhouse of the] Recabites, “This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts], the God of Israel, says: ‘You have ·obeyed [listened to] the commands of your ·ancestor [father] Jonadab and have ·followed all of his teachings [kept/guarded all his commands]; you have done everything he commanded.’ ¹⁹ So this is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts], the God of Israel, says: ‘·There will always be a descendant of Jonadab son of Recab to serve me [^LJonadab son of Recab will not lack a descendant to stand before me for all days].’”