Jeremiah 22:16

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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

Literal

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is this not to know Me?” A declaration of YHWH.

Latin

Judicavit causam pauperis et egeni in bonum suum: numquid non ideo quia cognovit me? dicit Dominus.

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English

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.

Notes

Jeremiah 22:15–16

If 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.

Jeremiah 22:13–23

Egypt put another of Josiah’s sons, Eliakim, on the throne in Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Most of the material in Jeremiah 7–20 was likely written during Jehoiakim’s reign, from 609 to 598 BC. The Lord accused him of being unfaithful and greedy, put him on trial, found him guilty, and sentenced him to death.

Jeremiah 22:10–30

This section presents serious accusations against Josiah's descendants.

Jeremiah 22:1–23:8

This collection of messages to the last kings from David's line in Judah ends with a promise. God will one day appoint a true descendant of David to lead his people.

Theme notes and profiles

Josiah True Justice What Is Good

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 9:24
But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
1 John 2:3–4
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Psalm 72:1–4
Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
Psalm 72:12–13
For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
John 17:3
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
Jeremiah 9:16
I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”
Proverbs 24:11–12
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
Psalm 9:10
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalm 109:31
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
1 Chronicles 28:9
As 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.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jehoiakim

Topics

Blessing: Contingent Upon Obedience Jehoiakim: Wicked Reign and Final Overthrow of Poor: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Poor: do Justice To The Rich: General Scriptures Concerning Works: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

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