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Jeremiah 22:15-17
New King James Version
Jeremiah 22:15-17
New King James Version
15 “Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink,
And do justice and righteousness?
Then (A)it was well with him.
16 He [a]judged the cause of the poor and needy;
Then it was well.
Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.
17 “Yet(B) your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness,
For shedding innocent blood,
And practicing oppression and violence.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:16 Defended
Jeremiah 22:15-17
New International Version
Jeremiah 22:15-17
New International Version
15 “Does it make you a king
to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
He did what was right and just,(A)
so all went well(B) with him.
16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy,(C)
and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know(D) me?”
declares the Lord.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
are set only on dishonest gain,(E)
on shedding innocent blood(F)
and on oppression and extortion.”(G)
Jeremiah 22:15-17
King James Version
Jeremiah 22:15-17
King James Version
15 Shalt 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?
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.
17 But 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.
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