Jeremiah 35:7

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.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 35:10 confirms the Rechabites obeyed the command to dwell in tents, directly fulfilling what is prescribed here.

Jeremiah 35:9 shows the Rechabites explicitly stating they obeyed the command from verse 7 to not build houses.

Hebrews 11:9-13 highlights the patriarchs living in tents as sojourners, a thematic parallel to the Rechabites' nomadic lifestyle.

Leviticus 23:42 commands dwelling in booths during the Feast of Tabernacles, a temporary shelter command parallel to the Rechabites' permanent tent‑dwelling.

Nehemiah 8:14-16 describes the people building booths for the feast, echoing the Rechabites' obedience to dwell in tents.

Hosea 12:9 Parallel

Hosea 12:9 promises God will make Israel dwell in tents again — a parallel to the Rechabites' obedient tent-dwelling lifestyle.

1 Peter 2:11 urges believers as sojourners to abstain from fleshly passions, mirroring the Rechabites' separation as tent‑dwellers.