Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, 'That is a good example of what it means to know me.'
New American Standard Bible
Then it was well.
Declares the Lord.
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.
Holman Bible
then it went well.
Is this not what it means to know Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
International Standard Version
He judged the case of the poor and needy. And then it went well for him. Isn't this what it means to know me?
A Conservative Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy man, then it was well. Was not this to know me? says 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.
Amplified
“He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy;
Then all was well.
Is that not what it means to know Me?”
Says the Lord.
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.
Darby Translation
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
He judged the judgment of the poor and the needy; then it was well: was this not knowing me? says Jehovah.
King James 2000
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? says the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He judged [the] legal cause of [the] needy and [the] poor, [and] then it was well. {Is that not what it means to know me}?" {declares} Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Was this not to know Me? says Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea when he helped the oppressed and poor to their right, then prospered he well. From whence came this? But only because he had me before his eyes, sayeth the LORD.
New Heart English Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me?' says the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Did he not plead the cause of the oppressed and the needy, And, then, it was well? Was not, that, to know, me? Demandeth Yahweh.
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.
World English Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Jehoiakim » Wicked reign and final overthrow of
the Needy » Justice to, encouraged
The poor » Justice to, encouraged
Social duties » Fidelity in business » Justice » The poor » Encouraged
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 22:16
Prayers for Jeremiah 22:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Jehoiakim
15 Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him. 16 He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, 'That is a good example of what it means to know me.' 17 But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.
Cross References
Psalm 72:1-4
For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king's son the ability to make fair decisions!
Psalm 72:12-13
For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.
1 Chronicles 28:9
"And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one's thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
Jeremiah 9:24
If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things," says the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:2
No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one other than you! There is no rock like our God!
Job 29:12-17
for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;
Psalm 9:10
Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.
Psalm 82:3-4
Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
Psalm 109:31
because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.
Proverbs 24:11-12
Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.
Jeremiah 5:28
That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
Jeremiah 9:3
The Lord says, "These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
Jeremiah 9:16
I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known anything about. I will send people chasing after them with swords until I have destroyed them.'"
Jeremiah 31:33-34
"But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land," says the Lord. "I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.
John 8:19
Then they began asking him, "Who is your father?" Jesus answered, "You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too."
John 8:54-55
Jesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say, 'He is our God.'
John 16:3
They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
John 17:3
Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
John 17:6
"I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
1 John 2:3-4
Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.