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Jeremiah 22:16

American Standard Version

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

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Jeremiah 22:16 in other translations

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

Jeremiah 22:16 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 22:16 in context

  1. 14that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
  2. 15Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
  3. 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
  4. 17But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
  5. 18Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 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!