King James Version
Jeremiah 22:16 in the King James Version says “He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 22:16 · KJV
That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. large: Heb. through-aired windows: or, my windows
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?
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. violence: or, incursion
Therefore thus saith the LORD 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!
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“He judged”
H1777to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
“the cause”
H1779judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
“then it was well”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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