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Jeremiah 22:15-16 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 22 · verses 15–16 · King James Version
15Shalt 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? 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.Jeremiah 22:15-16 · King James Version
Jeremiah 22:15-16 in context
13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
14That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
15Shalt 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?
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
18Therefore thus saith 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!
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- closesttachârâhto vie with a rivalH8474 →
- justicetsᵉdâqâhrightness , subjectively , objectively , morally or figurativelyH6666 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- judgeddîyna straight courseH1777 →
- reignmâlakto reignH4427 →
- cedarʼereza cedar treeH730 →
- drinkshâthâhto imbibeH8354 →
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