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Sunday, September 7th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Literal Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:16
He decided the cause of the poor and needy, || Then [it is] well—is it not to know Me?" A declaration of YHWH.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He took up the case of the poor and needy;then it went well.Is this not what it means to know me?
He took up the case of the poor and needy;then it went well.Is this not what it means to know me?
Hebrew Names Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says the LORD.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says the LORD.
King James Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord .
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord .
English Standard Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord .
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord .
New American Standard Bible
"He pled the cause of the afflicted and the poor, Then it was well. Is that not what it means to know Me?" Declares the LORD.
"He pled the cause of the afflicted and the poor, Then it was well. Is that not what it means to know Me?" Declares the LORD.
New Century Version
He helped those who were poor and needy, so everything went well for him. That is what it means to know God," says the Lord .
He helped those who were poor and needy, so everything went well for him. That is what it means to know God," says the Lord .
Amplified Bible
"He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then all was well. Is that not what it means to know Me?" Says the LORD.
"He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then all was well. Is that not what it means to know Me?" Says the LORD.
World English Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
When he iudged the cause of the afflicted and the poore, he prospered: was not this because he knewe me, saith the Lorde?
When he iudged the cause of the afflicted and the poore, he prospered: was not this because he knewe me, saith the Lorde?
Legacy Standard Bible
He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy;Then it was well.Is not that what it means to know Me?"Declares Yahweh.
He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy;Then it was well.Is not that what it means to know Me?"Declares Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well. Is this not what it means to know Me?" declares the LORD.
He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well. Is this not what it means to know Me?" declares the LORD.
Contemporary English Version
That's what it means to truly know me. So he lived a comfortable life and always had enough to eat and drink.
That's what it means to truly know me. So he lived a comfortable life and always had enough to eat and drink.
Complete Jewish Bible
He upheld the cause of the poor and the weak, so everything went well. Isn't that what knowing me is all about?" says Adonai .
He upheld the cause of the poor and the weak, so everything went well. Isn't that what knowing me is all about?" says Adonai .
Darby Translation
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Josiah helped poor and needy people, so everything went well for him. Jehoiakim, what does it mean "to know God"? It means living right and being fair. That is what it means to know me. This message is from the Lord .
Josiah helped poor and needy people, so everything went well for him. Jehoiakim, what does it mean "to know God"? It means living right and being fair. That is what it means to know me. This message is from the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
He did justice to the cause of the poor and needy; and he did well; he who does these things, knows me, says the LORD.
He did justice to the cause of the poor and needy; and he did well; he who does these things, knows me, says the LORD.
Good News Translation
He gave the poor a fair trial, and all went well with him. That is what it means to know the Lord .
He gave the poor a fair trial, and all went well with him. That is what it means to know the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
He judged the legal cause of the needy and the poor, and then it was well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares Yahweh.
He judged the legal cause of the needy and the poor, and then it was well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares Yahweh.
Literal Translation
He judged the cause of the poor and needy, then it was well. Was this not to know Me, says Jehovah?
He judged the cause of the poor and needy, then it was well. Was this not to know Me, says Jehovah?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee when he helped ye oppressed and poore to their right, then prospered he well. From whence came this, but only because he had me before his eyes? saieth the LORDE.
Yee when he helped ye oppressed and poore to their right, then prospered he well. From whence came this, but only because he had me before his eyes? saieth the LORDE.
American Standard Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.
He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know Me? saith the LORD.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know Me? saith the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
He iudged the cause of the poore and needy, then it was well with him: was not this to know me, saith the Lord ?
He iudged the cause of the poore and needy, then it was well with him: was not this to know me, saith the Lord ?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yea, when he helped the oppressed and poore to their right, then prospered he well: From whence came this, but onlye because he knewe me, saith the Lorde?
Yea, when he helped the oppressed and poore to their right, then prospered he well: From whence came this, but onlye because he knewe me, saith the Lorde?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They understood not, they judged not the cause of the afflicted, nor the cause of the poor: is not this thy not knowing me? saith the Lord.
They understood not, they judged not the cause of the afflicted, nor the cause of the poor: is not this thy not knowing me? saith the Lord.
English Revised Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He demyde the cause of a pore man, and nedi, in to his good; whether not therfor for he knew me? seith the Lord.
He demyde the cause of a pore man, and nedi, in to his good; whether not therfor for he knew me? seith the Lord.
Update Bible Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this the knowledge of me? says Yahweh.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this the knowledge of me? says Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then [it was] well [with him]: [was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then [it was] well [with him]: [was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.
New English Translation
He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, ‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.'
He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, ‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.'
New King James Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?" says the LORD.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?" says the LORD.
New Living Translation
He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn't that what it means to know me?" says the Lord .
He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn't that what it means to know me?" says the Lord .
New Life Bible
He spoke strong words in the cause of the poor and those in need, and so all went well. Is not that what it means to know Me?" says the Lord.
He spoke strong words in the cause of the poor and those in need, and so all went well. Is not that what it means to know Me?" says the Lord.
New Revised Standard
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? says the Lord .
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? says the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Did he not plead the cause of the oppressed and the needy, And, then, it was well? Was not, that, to know, me? Demandeth Yahweh.
Did he not plead the cause of the oppressed and the needy, And, then, it was well? Was not, that, to know, me? Demandeth Yahweh.
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?
He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good: was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord?
Revised Standard Version
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? says the LORD.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? says 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.
He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then [it is] well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then it was well. Is not that what it means to know Me?" Declares the LORD.
"He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then it was well. Is not that what it means to know Me?" Declares the LORD.
Contextual Overview
10You do not weep for the dead, nor bemoan for him, || Weep severely for the traveler, || For he does not return again, || Nor has he seen the land of his birth. 11For thus said YHWH concerning Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah, who is reigning instead of his father Josiah, who has gone forth from this place: "He does not return here again; 12For he dies in the place to where they have removed him, || And he does not see this land again. 13Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, || And his upper chambers by injustice, || He lays service on his neighbor for nothing, || And he does not give his wage to him. 14Who is saying, || I build a large house for myself, || And airy upper chambers, || And he has cut out its windows for himself, || Covered with cedar, and painted with vermillion. 15Do you reign, because you are fretting yourself in cedar? Your father—did he not eat and drink? Indeed, he did judgment and righteousness, || Then [it is] well with him. 16He decided the cause of the poor and needy, || Then [it is] well—is it not to know Me?" A declaration of YHWH.17"But your eyes and your heart are not, || Except on your dishonest gain, || And on shedding of innocent blood, || And on oppression, and on doing of violence." 18Therefore, thus said YHWH concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: "They do not lament for him, || Oh, my brother! And, Oh, my sister! They do not lament for him, || Oh, lord! And, Oh, his splendor! 19He is buried [with] the burial of a donkey, || Dragged and cast out there to the gates of Jerusalem.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
judged: Jeremiah 5:28, Job 29:12-17, Psalms 72:1-4, Psalms 72:12, Psalms 72:13, Psalms 82:3, Psalms 82:4, Psalms 109:31, Proverbs 24:11, Proverbs 24:12, Isaiah 1:17
was not: Jeremiah 9:3, Jeremiah 9:16, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 31:34, 1 Samuel 2:2, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalms 9:10, John 8:19, John 8:54, John 8:55, John 16:3, John 17:3, John 17:6, Titus 1:16, 1 John 2:3, 1 John 2:4
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:17 - fear Judges 2:10 - knew not Ruth 3:1 - may be 1 Samuel 2:12 - knew 2 Samuel 8:15 - David executed 2 Kings 8:3 - General 2 Kings 22:20 - gathered Psalms 36:10 - that Psalms 58:2 - in heart Psalms 106:3 - keep Psalms 140:12 - the Lord Proverbs 1:13 - General Proverbs 29:14 - king Proverbs 31:9 - General Jeremiah 7:6 - oppress Ezekiel 18:7 - hath spoiled Ezekiel 18:8 - hath executed Ezekiel 18:17 - hath taken Hosea 5:4 - and Hosea 6:6 - the Zephaniah 2:3 - all Matthew 23:23 - the weightier Luke 18:2 - which
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
And I make you become a great nation, and bless you, and make your name great; and be a blessing.
And I make you become a great nation, and bless you, and make your name great; and be a blessing.
Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifts up his eyes, and looks, and behold, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns; and Abraham goes, and takes the ram, and causes it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;
And Abraham lifts up his eyes, and looks, and behold, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns; and Abraham goes, and takes the ram, and causes it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;
Genesis 22:14
and Abraham calls the name of that place "YHWH-Jireh," because it is said this day in the mountain, "YHWH provides."
and Abraham calls the name of that place "YHWH-Jireh," because it is said this day in the mountain, "YHWH provides."
Psalms 105:9
That He has made with Abraham, || And His oath to Isaac,
That He has made with Abraham, || And His oath to Isaac,
Isaiah 45:23
I have sworn by Myself, || A word has gone out from My mouth in righteousness, || And it does not return, || That to Me, every knee bows, every tongue swears.
I have sworn by Myself, || A word has gone out from My mouth in righteousness, || And it does not return, || That to Me, every knee bows, every tongue swears.
Jeremiah 49:13
For I have sworn by Myself, || A declaration of YHWH, || That for a desolation, for a reproach, || For a dry place, and for a reviling—is Bozrah, || And all her cities are for continuous ruins.
For I have sworn by Myself, || A declaration of YHWH, || That for a desolation, for a reproach, || For a dry place, and for a reviling—is Bozrah, || And all her cities are for continuous ruins.
Jeremiah 51:14
YHWH of Hosts has sworn by Himself, || That, Surely I have filled you [with] men as the cankerworm, || And they have cried against you—shouting.
YHWH of Hosts has sworn by Himself, || That, Surely I have filled you [with] men as the cankerworm, || And they have cried against you—shouting.
Amos 6:8
Lord YHWH has sworn by Himself, || A declaration of YHWH, God of Hosts: "I am abominating the excellence of Jacob, || And his high places I have hated, || And I have delivered up the city and its fullness."
Lord YHWH has sworn by Himself, || A declaration of YHWH, God of Hosts: "I am abominating the excellence of Jacob, || And his high places I have hated, || And I have delivered up the city and its fullness."
Luke 1:73
An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy,.... Who could not defend themselves against the rich and the mighty; he took their cause in hand, and, having heard it, determined it in their favour, and did them justice, as princes and civil magistrates ought to do:
then [it was] well [with him]; this is repeated, not only to show the certainty of it, but that it might be observed, and his example followed:
[was] not this to know me? saith the Lord; it is not by words only, but by deeds, that men show that they know the Lord; for some in words profess to know him, who in works deny him; when princes do the duty of their office, they thereby declare that they know and own the Lord, by, and under whom, they reign; that they have the fear of him before their eyes; this is a practical knowledge of him, and is well pleasing to him. The Targum is,
"is not this the knowledge with which I am well pleased? saith the Lord.''
