And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
Jeremiah told the Rechabites' family, "God says, 'I am the powerful Lord, the God of Israel. You obeyed your dad Jonadab's orders, followed all his rules, and did everything he asked. So I will reward you.'"