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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 22:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er hat die Rechtssache des Elenden und des Armen gerichtet; da stand es wohl. Heißt das nicht mich erkennen? spricht Jehova.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El juzgó la causa del afligido y del menesteroso, y entonces estuvo bien. ¿No es esto conocerme á mí? dice Jehová.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ele julgou a causa do aflito e do necessitado, e então esteve bem. Por acaso conhecer a mim não é isto?diz o SENHOR.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele julgou em favor do pobre e do necessitado; por isso, as coisas iam bem. Não é isso o que significa me conhecer? – essa é a declaração de Yahweh.
📖 Jeremiah 22:16 in Context
14That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
15Shalt 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?
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
17But 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.
18Therefore thus saith the Lord 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!
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