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

14who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion. 15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him. 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. 17“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.” 18Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning 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 word by word

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

• He took upדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
• the causeדִּיןdîyn dûn · judgmentH1779
• of the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• and soאָז'âz · thenH227
• it went wellטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• Is thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• what it means to knowדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• Meאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:16

• 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.
• Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
• Psalms 72:1Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
• Psalms 82:3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
• Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
• Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
• Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
• 1 Samuel 2:2There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
• 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 found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
• John 8:19“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
• John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
• John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
• 1 John 2:3By this we can be sure that we have come to 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
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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