Jeremiah 22:16 - Tree of Life Version He pled the case of the poor and weak, so it went well. Is not this knowledge of Me?” It is a declaration of Adonai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He judged and defended the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not [all] this [what it means] to know and recognize Me? says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah. Common English Bible He defended the rights of the poor and needy; then it went well. Isn’t that what it means to know me? declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version He judged the case of the poor and the indigent for their good. Was this not because he knew me, says the Lord? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good. Was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord? |
“Now you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for Adonai searches all hearts and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn his soul.
Adonai is a stronghold for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble.
Open your mouth, judge righteously, plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Learn to do good, seek justice, relieve the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.”
They grew fat and sleek. They also overlooked evil deeds. They do not uphold a cause— the cause of an orphan to prosper— nor do they defend the right of the poor.
Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “Pay attention! Call the dirge-singers and let them come. Send for the most skillful wailers and let them come!”
“Days are soon coming,” declares Adonai, “when I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—
Beware, everyone, of your neighbor! Don’t even trust a brother. For every brother grabs like Jacob and every neighbor spreads slander.
He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what Adonai is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
They will do these things because they have never known the Father or Me.
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Yeshua the Messiah, the One You sent.
“I have made Your name known to the men of this world that You gave Me. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
Then they said to Him, “Where is your Father?” Yeshua answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you knew Me, you would also know My Father.”
They claim to know God but their deeds deny Him. They are despicable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.
There is none holy as Adonai, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God.