Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:16–17

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.

17“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing

except your own dishonest gain,

on shedding innocent blood,

on practicing extortion and oppression.”

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Jeremiah 22:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He took upדָּ֛ןdānVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1777 judge
the causeדִּין־dîn-Noun - masculine singularH1779 judgment
of the poorעָנִ֥י‘ā·nîAdjective - masculine singularH6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןwə·’eḇ·yō·wnConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH34 in want, needy, poor
and soאָ֣ז’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
it went wellט֑וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
Is thisהִ֛יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
notהֲלוֹא־hă·lō·w-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
what it means to knowהַדַּ֥עַתhad·da·‘aṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1847 knowledge
Meאֹתִ֖י’ō·ṯîDirect object marker; first person common singularH853 mark of the accusative
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 22:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Butכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
your eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙‘ê·ne·ḵāNoun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
and heartוְלִבְּךָ֔wə·lib·bə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
nothingאֵ֤ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
exceptכִּ֖יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
your own dishonest gainבִּצְעֶ֑ךָbiṣ·‘e·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
on sheddingלִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְliš·pō·wḵPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8210 pour out, pour
innocentהַנָּקִי֙han·nā·qîArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH5355 clean, free from, exempt
bloodדַּֽם־dam-Noun - masculine singular constructH1818 blood
on practicingלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃סla·‘ă·śō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
extortionהָעֹ֥שֶׁקhā·‘ō·šeqArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6233 oppression, extortion
andוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
oppressionהַמְּרוּצָ֖הham·mə·rū·ṣāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4835 running

Cross-references

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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

Jeremiah 22:17 2 Peter 2:14 · Jeremiah 22:3 · 2 Kings 24:4 · Ezekiel 19:6 · Psalm 10:3 · Ezekiel 33:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.