Jeremiah 22:16

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. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

“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.

AMPC

He judged and defended the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not [all] this [what it means] to know and recognize Me? says the Lord.

BRG

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

CSB

He took up the case of the poor and needy; then it went well. Is this not what it means to know me? This is the Lord’s declaration.

CEB

He defended the rights of the poor and needy; then it went well. Isn’t that what it means to know me? declares the Lord.

CJB

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.

CEV

That's what it means to truly know me. So he lived a comfortable life and always had enough to eat and drink.

DARBY

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?

ERV

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.

EASY

He did what was right for people who were poor and helpless. So people were happy. That is how people who know me should live.’ That is what the Lord says.

EHV

He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it went well. Isn’t this what it means to know me? declares the Lord.

ESV

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord.

ESVUK

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord.

EXB

He ·helped [^Ljudged the cause of] those who were poor and needy, so everything went well for him. ·That is what it [^LIs this not what it…?] means to know ·God [^Lme],” says the Lord.

GNV

When he judged the cause of the afflicted and the poor, he prospered: was not this because he knew me, saith the Lord?

He defended the cause of the poor and needy. Everything went well for him. Isn’t this what it means to know me?” asks the Lord.

GNT

He gave the poor a fair trial, and all went well with him. That is what it means to know the Lord.

HCSB

He took up the case of the poor and needy, then it went well. Is this not what it means to know Me? This is the Lord’s declaration.

ICB

He helped those who were poor and needy. So everything went well for him. That’s what it means to know God,” says the Lord.

ISV

He judged the case of the poor and needy. And then it went well for him. Isn’t this what it means to know me?

JUB

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

KJV

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

AKJV

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

LSB

He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then it was well. Is not that what it means to know Me?” Declares Yahweh.

LEB

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.

TLB

He saw to it that justice and help were given the poor and the needy and all went well for him. This is how a man lives close to God.

MSG

“Doom to him who builds palaces but bullies people, who makes a fine house but destroys lives, Who cheats his workers and won’t pay them for their work, Who says, ‘I’ll build me an elaborate mansion with spacious rooms and fancy windows. I’ll bring in rare and expensive woods and the latest in interior decor.’ So, that makes you a king— living in a fancy palace? Your father got along just fine, didn’t he? He did what was right and treated people fairly, And things went well with him. He stuck up for the down-and-out, And things went well for Judah. Isn’t this what it means to know me?” God’s Decree! “But you’re blind and brainless. All you think about is yourself, Taking advantage of the weak, bulldozing your way, bullying victims.”

MEV

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Is not this what it means to know Me? says the Lord.

NOG

He defended the cause of the poor and needy. Everything went well for him. Isn’t this what it means to know me?” asks Yahweh.

NABRE

Because he dispensed justice to the weak and the poor, he prospered. Is this not to know me?— oracle of the Lord.

NASB

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.

NASB1995

“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.

NCB

Because he dispensed justice to the poor and needy things continued to go well for him. Is this not what it means to know me? asks the Lord.

NCV

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.

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.

NIRV

He stood up for those who were poor or needy. So everything went well with him. That is what it means to know me,” announces the Lord.

NIV

He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the Lord.

NIVUK

He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?’ declares the Lord.

NKJV

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.

NLV

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.

NLT

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.

NRSVA