NET Bible
"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.’"
— Jeremiah 22:16, NET Bible
“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 judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.”
“He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good: was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord?”
“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.”
“He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.”
Judgment on Jehoiakim“‘Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.
He says,“I will build myself a large palace with spacious upper rooms.” He cuts windows in its walls, panels it with cedar, and paints its rooms red.
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.
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.’
But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.
So the LORD has this to say about Josiah’s son, King Jehoiakim of Judah: People will not mourn for him, saying,“This makes me sad, my brother! This makes me sad, my sister!” They will not mourn for him, saying,“Poor, poor lord! Poor, poor majesty!”
He will be left unburied just like a dead donkey. His body will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.’”