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.
Jeremiah 22:16 in other translations
| BSB | He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD. |
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| WEB | He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says the LORD. |
| ASV | He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah. |
| YLT | He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then it is well--is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah. |
| DARBY | He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD. |
What does Jeremiah 22:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 22:10-19
Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world, and removed to see the good to come in the other world; therefore, weep not for him, but for his son Shallum, who is likely to live and die a wretched captive. Dying saints may be justly envied, while living sinners are justly pitied. Here also is the doom of Jehoiakim…
Jeremiah 22:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 22:16
- Jeremiah 9:24
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
- 1 John 2:3-4
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
- Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
- Titus 1:16
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
- Psalms 72:1-4
A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
- John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- Psalms 72:12-13
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
- Jeremiah 9:16
I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
- Psalms 9:10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
- Psalms 109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
- Proverbs 24:11-12
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
- Jeremiah 5:28
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
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Context
- Jeremiah 22:15
Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
- 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.
- Jeremiah 22:17
But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
Jeremiah 22:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El juzgó la causa del afligido y del menesteroso, y entonces estuvo bien. ¿No es esto conocerme á mí? dice Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il a jugé la cause de l’affligé et du pauvre; alors cela a bien été. N’est-ce pas là me connaître? dit l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er hat die Rechtssache des Elenden und des Armen gerichtet; da stand es wohl. Heißt das nicht mich erkennen? spricht Jehova. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Judicavit causam pauperis et egeni in bonum suum: numquid non ideo quia cognovit me? dicit Dominus. |