Jeremiah 22:16
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 22:16
What Does Jeremiah 22:16 Mean?
Jeremiah 22:16 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 22, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 22:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 28:9“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”Hosea 6:6“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”Jeremiah 9:24“But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.”Isaiah 1:17“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”1 John 2:3“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”Titus 1:16“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.”Psalms 140:12“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”John 8:19“Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.”Psalms 36:10“O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.”Psalms 72:1“Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.”Psalms 72:12“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.”Psalms 82:3“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”John 17:3“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”Psalms 9:10“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.”Psalms 109:31“For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.”Proverbs 24:11“If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;”Jeremiah 9:16“I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.”Jeremiah 5:28“They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.”Jeremiah 9:3“And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.”Luke 18:2“Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:”
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