JER 22:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Οὐκ ἔγνωσαν, οὐκ ἔκριναν κρίσιν ταπεινῷ, οὐδὲ κρίσιν πένητος· οὐ τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ μὴ γηῶναί σε ἐμὲ; λέγει Κύριος.
(Ouk egnōsan, ouk ekrinan krisin tapeinōi, oude krisin penaʸtos; ou touto esti to maʸ gaʸōnai se eme; legei Kurios. )

BrTr 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.

ULT He judged in favor of the poor and needy. It was good then. Is this not what it means to know me?—this is Yahweh’s declaration.

UST Josiah acted justly and helped poor and needy people,
⇔ so things went well for him.
⇔ Yahweh says, “That is the way a person should behave who knows me.

BSB 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.

OEB And he cared for the cause of the poor and the needy.
⇔ Is not that true knowledge of Me, saith Jehovah?

WEBBE He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
⇔ so then it was well.
⇔ Wasn’t this to know me?”
⇔ says the LORD.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.’

LSV He decided the cause of the poor and needy,
Then [it is] well—is it not to know Me?” A declaration of YHWH.

FBV He defended the poor and those in need, and so things went well. Isn't this what knowing me really means? declares the Lord.

T4T Josiah acted justly/fairly and helped poor and needy people,
⇔ so things went well for him.
⇔ Yahweh says, “That is [RHQ] the way a person should behave who knows me.

LEB • the legal cause of the needy and the poor, and then it was well. • [fn]” [fn] Yahweh.

22:12 Literally “Not that the knowledge me”

22:12 Literally “a declaration of”

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know Me? saith the LORD.

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

DRA He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good: was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord?

YLT He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then [it is] well — is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

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

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

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

KJB-1769 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/says the LORD. )

KJB-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?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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 poor to their right, then prospered he well: From whence came this, but onlye because he knew me, saith/says the Lord?)

Gnva When he iudged the cause of the afflicted and the poore, he prospered: was not this because he knewe me, saith the Lord?
(When he judged the cause of the afflicted and the poore, he prospered: was not this because he knew me, saith/says the Lord? )

Cvdl 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.
(Ye/You_all when he helped ye/you_all oppressed and poor to their right, then prospered he well. From whence came this, but only because he had me before his eyes? saith/says the LORD.)

Wycl 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 judged the cause of a poor man, and nedi, in to his good; whether not therefore for he knew me? saith/says the Lord.)

Luth Er half dem Elenden und Armen zum Recht, und ging ihm wohl. Ist‘s nicht also, daß solches heißt mich recht erkennen? spricht der HErr.
(He helped to_him Elenden and Armen for_the law, and went him wohl. Ist‘s not also, that such is_called me recht erkennen? says the/of_the LORD.)

ClVg Judicavit causam pauperis et egeni in bonum suum: numquid non ideo quia cognovit me? dicit Dominus.
(Yudicavit causam pauperis and egeni in bonum suum: numquid not/no ideo because he_knew me? dicit Master. )

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