BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
16He 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.
Jeremiah 22:16
Jeremiah 22:16 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
16“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.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
16“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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
16When he iudged the cause of the afflicted and the poore, he prospered: was not this because he knewe me, saith the Lord?
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
so then it was well.
Wasn’t this to know me?”
says Yahweh.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
16He 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.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
16He 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.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
16He decided the cause of the poor and needy, || Then [it is] well—is it not to know Me?” A declaration of YHWH.