Jeremiah 22:16

Jeremiah 22:16 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 22:16

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

Jeremiah 22:16 word by word

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

• causeדִּיןdîyn dûn · judgmentH1779
• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• thenאָז'âz · thenH227

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:16

• Jeremiah 5:28They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
• Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
• Psalms 72:1Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
• Psalms 82:3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
• Psalms 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
• Proverbs 24:11Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
• Isaiah 1:17learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
• Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
• Jeremiah 31:33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
• 1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• Psalms 9:10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
• John 8:19They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know my Father also.
• John 16:3And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
• John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
• 1 John 2:3And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world, and removed to see the good to come in the other world; therefore, weep not for him, but for his son Shallum, who is likely to live and die a wretched captive. Dying saints may be justly envied, while living sinners are justly pitied. Here also is the doom of Jehoiakim. No doubt it is lawful for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16If Jehoiakim wanted plenty to eat and drink, he did not need to use corruption and oppression. Compared to his prosperous father, Josiah, Jehoiakim was not a great king. Josiah, on the other hand, was fair and honest in all his actions, serving both God and his people. Because he followed the ancient covenant's rules, God blessed him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. was not this to know me--namely, to show by deeds that one knows God's will, as was the case with Josiah (compare Joh 13:17; contrast Tit 1:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:16

• Blessing
• Jehoiakim
• Poor
• Rich, the
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Genesis
• Jehoiakim
• Justice
• Plead
• Poor
• Uriah; Uruah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings