16He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares the Lord .


In Context

13 "Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his countrymen work for nothing, not paying them for their labor.

14 He says, 'I will build myself a great palace with spacious upper rooms.' So he makes large windows in it, panels it with cedar and decorates it in red.

15 "Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He did what was right and just, so all went well with him.

16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares the Lord .

17 "But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion."

18 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: "They will not mourn for him: 'Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!' They will not mourn for him: 'Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!'

Jeremiah 22:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then [it was] well [with him: was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good: was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then it is well — is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? said the LORD.