Jeremiah 22:16

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then <FI>it is<Fi> well--is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 22:16 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
  4. Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  5. Psalms 72:1Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
  6. Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
  7. Psalms 82:3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
  8. Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
  9. Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
  10. Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Jeremiah 9:16I 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.”
  14. Jeremiah 9:24But 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Micah 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
  17. 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.”
  18. John 8:54Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
  19. John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
  20. John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  21. John 17:6I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
  22. Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
  23. 1 John 2:3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

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