Jeremiah 22:16
“He iudged the cause of the poore and needy, then it was well with him: was not this to know me, saith the Lord ?”
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Jeremiah 22:16 Context
14That saith, I will build mee a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windowes, and it is sieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 15Shalt thou reigne because thou closest thy selfe in cedar? did not thy father eate and drinke, and doe iudgment and iustice, and then it was wel with him? 16He iudged the cause of the poore and needy, then it was well with him: was not this to know me, saith the Lord ? 17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy couetousnesse, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence to doe it. 18Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iudah, They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother, or ah sister: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah Lord, or ah his glory.
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Other Translations for Jeremiah 22:16
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then [it was] well [with him: was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.
- King James Version
"He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then it was well. Is not that what it means to know Me? Declares the LORD."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.
- Basic English Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
- Darby Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
- Webster's Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.
- World English Bible
He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then [it is] well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
- Youngs Literal Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know Me? saith the LORD.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 22:16
22:16 Was not this - They only truly know God who obey him; men vainly pretend to piety who are defective in justice and charity.