He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? said the LORD. Treasury of Scripture judged. Jeremiah 5:28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yes, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless... Job 29:12-17 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him... Psalm 72:1-4,12,13 Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son... Psalm 82:3,4 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy... Psalm 109:31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. Proverbs 24:11,12 If you forbear to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain... Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. was not. Jeremiah 9:3,16,24 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth on the earth... Jeremiah 31:33,34 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, said the LORD... 1 Samuel 2:2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside you: neither is there any rock like our God. 1 Chronicles 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind... Psalm 9:10 And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you. John 8:19,54,55 Then said they to him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered, You neither know me, nor my Father: if you had known me... John 16:3 And these things will they do to you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. John 17:3,6 And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent... Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate. 1 John 2:3,4 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments...
Context A Warning About Jehoiakim
13Woe to him that builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that uses his neighbor's service without wages, and gives him not for his work; 14That said, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cuts him out windows; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 15Shall you reign, because you close yourself in cedar? did not your father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? said the LORD. 17But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. 18Therefore thus said 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! 19He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 20Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all your lovers are destroyed. 21I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, I will not hear. This has been your manner from your youth, that you obeyed not my voice. 22The wind shall eat up all your pastors, and your lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shall you be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness. 23O inhabitant of Lebanon, that make your nest in the cedars, how gracious shall you be when pangs come on you, the pain as of a woman in travail! Parallel Verses American Standard Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good: was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord?
Darby Bible Translation
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
King James Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then it is well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
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