Parallel JER 22:15

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BSB  ⇔ Does it make you a king to excel [fn] in cedar?
⇔ Did not your father have food and drink?
 ⇔ He administered justice and righteousness,
⇔ and so it went well with him.

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OEB Do great cedar palaces make thee a king?
 ⇔ Did not thy father eat and drink,
⇔ And enjoy his measure of good things?
 ⇔ Yet justice and right did he also dispense

WEB  ⇔ “Should you reign because you strive to excel in cedar?
⇔ Didn’t your father eat and drink,
⇔ and do justice and righteousness?
⇔ Then it was well with him.

NET Does it make you any more of a king
 ⇔ that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar?
 ⇔ Just think about your father.
 ⇔ He was content that he had food and drink.
 ⇔ He did what was just and right.
 ⇔ So things went well with him.

LSV Do 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.

FBV Does it make you a king just because you have more cedar than anyone else? Your father had food and drink, didn't he? He ruled fairly and honestly, and he had a good life because of this.

T4T  ⇔ But it is certainly not [RHQ] having a beautiful cedar palace that causes a king to be great!
 ⇔ Jehoiakim’s father, Josiah, also had [RHQ] plenty of things to eat and drink.
⇔ But Josiah always did things that are right and just,
⇔ and that is why God blessed him.

LEB  • are competing in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, •  and he did justice and righteousness, •  then it was well with him?

BBE Are you to be a king because you make more use of cedar than your father? did not your father take food and drink and do right, judging in righteousness, and then it was well for him?

MOF No MOF JER book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA 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?

YLT Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father — did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then [it is] well with him.

DBY Shalt thou reign, because thou viest with the cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? Then it was well with him.

RV Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? then it was well with him.

WBS 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?

KJB 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?
  (Shalt thou/you reign, because thou/you closest thyself in cedar? did not thy/your father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? )

BB Thinkest thou to raigne nowe that thou hast inclosed thy selfe with Cedar? Did not thy father eate and drinke and prosper well, as long as he dealt with equitie and righteousnesse?
  (Thinkest thou/you to raigne now that thou/you hast inclosed thyself/yourself with Cedar? Did not thy/your father eat and drink and prosper well, as long as he dealt with equitie and righteousnesse?)

GNV Shalt thou reigne, because thou closest thy selfe in cedar? did not thy father eate and drinke and prosper, when he executed iudgement and iustice?
  (Shalt thou/you reigne, because thou/you closest thyself/yourself in cedar? did not thy/your father eat and drink and prosper, when he executed judgement and iustice? )

CB Thinkest thou to reigne, now that thou prouokest me to wrath with yi Cedre trees? Dyd not thy father eate and drynke, and prospere well, as loge as he dealt with equite ad rightuousnesse?
  (Thinkest thou/you to reigne, now that thou/you prouokest me to wrath with yi Cedre trees? Dyd not thy/your father eat and drink, and prospere well, as loge as he dealt with equite ad rightuousnesse?)

WYC Whether thou schalt regne, for thou comparisonest thee to a cedre? whether thi fadir eet not, and drank, and dide doom and riytfulnesse thanne, whanne it was wel to hym?
  (Whether thou/you shalt regne, for thou/you comparisonest thee to a cedre? whether thy/your father eet not, and drank, and did doom and riytfulnesse thanne, when it was well to him?)

LUT Meinest du, du wollest König sein, weil du mit Zedern prangest? Hat dein Vater nicht auch gegessen und getrunken und hielt dennoch über dem Recht und Gerechtigkeit, und ging ihm wohl?
  (Mine you, you wollest king sein, weil you with Zedern prangest? Hat your father not also gegessen and getrunken and hielt dennoch above to_him Recht and Gerechtigkeit, and went him wohl?)

CLV Numquid regnabis quoniam confers te cedro? pater tuus numquid non comedit et bibit, et fecit judicium et justitiam tunc cum bene erat ei?
  (Numquid regnabis quoniam confers you(sg) cedro? pater tuus numquid not/no comedit and bibit, and fecit yudicium and justitiam tunc when/with bene was ei? )

BRN Shalt thou reign, because thou art provoked with thy father Achaz? they shall not eat, and they shall not drink: it is better for thee to execute judgment and justice.

BrLXX Μὴ βασιλεύσῃς, ὅτι σὺ παροξυνῇ ἐν Ἄχαζ τῷ πατρί σου; οὐ φάγονται, καὶ οὐ πίονται· βέλτιόν σε ποιεῖν κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνην.
  (Maʸ basileusaʸs, hoti su paroxunaʸ en Aⱪaz tōi patri sou? ou fagontai, kai ou piontai; beltion se poiein krima kai dikaiosunaʸn. )