Jeremiah 22:15 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁵ “Jehoiakim,\par having a lot of cedar in your house\par does not make you a great king.\par Your father Josiah was satisfied\par to have food and drink.\par He did what was right and fair.\par Josiah did that,\par so everything went well for him.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Do you think that being a king [merely] means [self-indulgent] vying [with Solomon] and striving to excel in cedar [palaces]? Did not your father [Josiah], as he ate and drank, do justice and righteousness [being upright and in right standing with God]? Then it was well with him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ Shalt 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Is this what makes you a king, having more cedar than anyone else? Didn’t your father eat and drink and still do what was just and right? Then it went well for him!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ Will you reign because you compare yourself to the cedar? Did your father not eat and drink, and act with judgment and justice, so that it would be well with him?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ Shalt thou reign, because thou comparest thyself to the cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and it was then well with him?

Jeremiah 22:15 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 8:15

David ruled over all of Israel. And David made good and fair decisions for all of his people.

1 Kings 10:9

Praise the Lord your God! He was pleased to make you king of Israel. The Lord God loves Israel. So he made you the king. You follow the law and treat people fairly.”

2 Kings 22:2

Josiah did the things that the Lord said were right. Josiah followed God like his ancestor [268] David. Josiah obeyed God’s teachings—he did exactly what God wanted.

2 Kings 23:25

There had never been a king like Josiah before. Josiah turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his strength. [308] No king had followed all the Law of Moses like Josiah. And there has never been another king like Josiah since that time.

1 Chronicles 3:15

This is a list of Josiah’s sons: The first son was Johanan. The second son was Jehoiakim. The third son was Zedekiah. The fourth son was Shallum.

2 Chronicles 34:2

Josiah did what was right. He did the things the Lord wanted him to do. He did good things like David his ancestor. {\cf2\super [420]} Josiah did not turn from doing right things.

2 Chronicles 35:22

But Josiah didn’t go away. He decided to fight Neco, so he changed his appearance and went to fight the battle. Josiah refused to listen to what Neco said about God’s command. Josiah went to fight on the plain of Megiddo.

Proverbs 20:28

If a king is loyal and true, then he will keep his power. His true love will keep his kingdom strong.

Proverbs 21:3

Do the things that are right and fair. The Lord loves that better than sacrifices.

Proverbs 25:5

In the same way, if you take evil advisers away from a king, then goodness will make his kingdom strong.

Proverbs 29:4

If a king is fair, then the nation will be strong. But if a king is selfish and people must pay him to do things for them, then the nation will be weak.

Proverbs 31:9

Stand up for the things you know are right. And judge all people fairly. Protect the rights of poor people and people that need help.

Ecclesiastes 10:17

But it is very good for a country if the king comes from a good family. {\cf2\super [40]} And it is very good for a country if the rulers control their eating and drinking. Those rulers eat and drink to become strong, not to become drunk.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the good people that good things will happen to them. They will receive a reward for the good things they do.

Isaiah 33:16

Those people will live safely in high places. They will be protected in high rock fortresses. Those people will always have food and water.

Isaiah 9:7

Power and peace will be in his kingdom. It will continue to grow for this king from David’s family. This king will use goodness and fair judgment to rule the kingdom forever and ever.

Jeremiah 21:12

Family of David, {\cf2\super [169]} \par the Lord says these things:\par ‘You must judge people fairly every day.\par Protect the victims {\cf2\super [170]} from the criminals.\par If you don’t do that,\par then I will become very angry.\par My anger will be like a fire\par that no person will be able to put out.\par This will happen because you\par have done evil things.’\par

Jeremiah 22:18

So this is what the Lord says\par to King Jehoiakim son of Josiah:\par “The people of Judah will not cry\par for Jehoiakim.\par They will not say to each another,\par ‘Oh, my brother,\par \{I am so sad about Jehoiakim\}!\par Oh, my sister,\par \{I am so sad about Jehoiakim\}!’\par The people of Judah will not cry\par for Jehoiakim.\par They will not say about him,\par ‘Oh, master, \{I am so sad\}!\par Oh, King, \{I am so sad\}!’\par

Jeremiah 22:3

The Lord says: Do the things that are fair and right. Protect the person that has been robbed from the person that robbed him. Don’t hurt or do anything wrong to orphans {\cf2\super [171]} or widows. {\cf2\super [172]} Don’t kill innocent people.

Jeremiah 23:5

This message is from the Lord,\par “The time is coming,”\par “when I will raise up a good ‘sprout.’ {\cf2\super [181]} \par He will be a king\par who will rule in a wise way.\par He will do what is fair and right\par in the land.\par

Jeremiah 42:6

It does not matter if we like the message or if we don’t like the message. We will obey the Lord our God. We are sending you to the Lord for a message from him. We will obey what he says. Then good things will happen to us. Yes, we will obey the Lord our God.”

Jeremiah 7:5

If you change your lives and do good things, I will let you live in this place. You must be fair to each other.

Luke 11:41

So pay attention to what is inside. Give to the people that need help. Then you will be fully clean.

Acts 2:46

The believers met together in the temple {\cf2\super [48]} yard every day. They all had the same purpose. They ate {\cf2\super [49]} together in their homes. They were happy to share their food and ate with joyful hearts.

Deuteronomy 4:40

And you must obey his laws and commands that I give you today. Then everything will go well with you and your children who live after you. And you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you—it will be yours forever!”