Jeremiah 22:16 “He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with h…”

Jeremiah 22:16

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

World English Bible

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says the LORD.

American Standard Version

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

When he iudged the cause of the afflicted and the poore, he prospered: was not this because he knewe me, saith the Lord?

Darby Translation

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then [it is] well — is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“judged”

Isaiah 1:17 Psalm 72:1–4 Psalm 109:31 Jeremiah 5:28 Job 29:12–17 Psalm 72:12

Isaiah 1:17 · BSB

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Psalm 72:1–4 · BSB

Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

Psalm 109:31 · BSB

For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.

Jeremiah 5:28 · BSB

They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Job 29:12–17 · BSB

because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

Psalm 72:12 · BSB

For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

“was not”

Jeremiah 9:24 Titus 1:16 John 17:3 Jeremiah 9:16 Psalm 9:10 1 Chronicles 28:9

Jeremiah 9:24 · BSB

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

Titus 1:16 · BSB

They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

John 17:3 · BSB

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Jeremiah 9:16 · BSB

I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”

Psalm 9:10 · BSB

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

1 Chronicles 28:9 · BSB

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be fou…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.

17“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

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