Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:15–16

¹⁵Does it make you a king to excel^b in cedar?

Did not your father have food and drink?

He administered justice and righteousness,

and so it went well with him.

¹⁶He took up the cause of the poor and needy,

and so it went well with him.

Is this not what it means to know Me?”

declares the LORD.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does it make you a king	הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ	hă·ṯim·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
to excel	מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה	mə·ṯa·ḥă·reh	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H8474 vie with a rival
in cedar	בָאָ֑רֶז	ḇā·’ā·rez	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar
Did not	הֲל֧וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your father	אָבִ֜יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
have food	אָכַ֣ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and drink	וְשָׁתָ֗ה	wə·šā·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
He administered	וְעָשָׂ֤ה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
justice	מִשְׁפָּט֙	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and righteousness	וּצְדָקָ֔ה	ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
and so	אָ֖ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
it went well	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
with him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He took up	דָּ֛ן	dān	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1777 judge
the cause	דִּין־	dîn-	Noun - masculine singular	H1779 judgment
of the poor	עָנִ֥י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְי֖וֹן	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
and so	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
it went well	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
Is this	הִ֛יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
not	הֲלוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
what it means to know	הַדַּ֥עַת	had·da·‘aṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
Me	אֹתִ֖י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 22:15 2 Kings 23:25 · Isaiah 3:10 · Ecclesiastes 10:17 · Proverbs 25:5 · Proverbs 29:4 · 2 Kings 22:2 · Psalm 128:1–2 · 1 Kings 10:9 · Jeremiah 42:6 · Proverbs 21:3 · 2 Samuel 8:15 · Jeremiah 21:12

Jeremiah 22:16 Jeremiah 9:24 · 1 John 2:3–4 · Isaiah 1:17 · Titus 1:16 · Psalm 72:12–13 · John 17:3 · Psalm 72:1–4 · Jeremiah 9:16 · Psalm 9:10 · Psalm 109:31 · Proverbs 24:11–12 · 1 Chronicles 28:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.