Jeremiah 22:16

In 11 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.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

He decided the cause of the poor and needy, || Then [it is] well—is it not to know Me?” A declaration of YHWH.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good: was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord?

GNV

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

JPS

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know Me? saith the LORD.

LXXE

They understood not, they judged not the cause of the afflicted, nor the cause of the poor: is not this thy not knowing me? saith the Lord.

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Original-language editions

WLC

דָּ֛ן דִּין־עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְי֖וֹן אָ֣ז ט֑וֹב הֲלוֹא־הִ֛יא הַדַּ֥עַת אֹתִ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Οὐκ ἔγνωσαν, οὐκ ἔκριναν κρίσιν ταπεινῷ, οὐδὲ κρίσιν πένητος· οὐ τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ μὴ γηῶναί σε ἐμὲ; λέγει Κύριος.

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• Jeremiah 9:24But 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.
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
• 1 John 2:3–4By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
• Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
• Psalms 72:12–13For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
• John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
• Psalms 72:1–4Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. May the mountains bring peace to the people, and…
• Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
• Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
• Proverbs 24:11–12Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your…
• Jeremiah 9:16I 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.”
• Jeremiah 5:28They 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.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As 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…
• John 8:54–55Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’ You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar…
• Psalms 82:3–4Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
• John 17:6I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

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