Jeremiah 22:16

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

He

שָׁפַט

shâphaṭ

H8199

to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...

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the

רִיב

rîyb

H7379

a contest (personal or legal)

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of the

עָנִי

ʻânîy

H6041

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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and

אֶבְיוֹן

ʼebyôwn

H34

destitute

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then it was

יָטַב

yâṭab

H3190

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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with him was not this to

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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me

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Key Terms in This Verse

needy H34

אֶבְיוֹן ʼebyôwn

destitute

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judged H8199

שָׁפַט shâphaṭ

to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

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poor H6041

עָנִי ʻânîy

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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well H3190

יָטַב yâṭab

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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cause H7379

רִיב rîyb

a contest (personal or legal)

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know H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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saith H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

Jeremiah 9:24 cross-reference

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I deligh...

Isaiah 1:17 cross-reference

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Titus 1:16 cross-reference

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

John 17:3 cross-reference

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Jeremiah 9:16 cross-reference

I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.

Psalm 109:31 cross-reference

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

Psalm 9:10 cross-reference

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Jeremiah 5:28 cross-reference

They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

1 Chronicles 28:9 cross-reference

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the ...

John 16:3 cross-reference

And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

Jeremiah 9:3 cross-reference

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

John 17:6 cross-reference

I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

John 8:19 cross-reference

Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

1 Samuel 2:2 cross-reference

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

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