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Jeremías 22:16

Listen to Jeremías 22:16
16 Juzgó la causa del pobre y del necesitado; entonces le fue bien. ¿No es esto conocerme? declara el SEÑOR.

Jeremías 22:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 22:16

He judged the cause of the poor and needy
Who could not defend themselves against the rich and the mighty; he took their cause in hand, and, having heard it, determined it in their favour, and did them justice, as princes and civil magistrates ought to do: then [it was] well [with him];
this is repeated, not only to show the certainty of it, but that it might be observed, and his example followed: [was] not this to know me? saith the Lord;
it is not by words only, but by deeds, that men show that they know the Lord; for some in words profess to know him, who in works deny him; when princes do the duty of their office, they thereby declare that they know and own the Lord, by, and under whom, they reign; that they have the fear of him before their eyes; this is a practical knowledge of him, and is well pleasing to him. The Targum is,

``is not this the knowledge with which I am well pleased? saith the Lord.''
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Jeremías 22:16 In-Context

14 El que dice: "Me edificaré una casa espaciosa con amplios aposentos altos"; y le abre ventanas, la recubre de cedro y la pinta de rojo.
15 ¿Acaso te harás rey porque compites en cedro? ¿No comió y bebió tu padre y practicó el derecho y la justicia? Por eso le fue bien.
16 Juzgó la causa del pobre y del necesitado; entonces le fue bien. ¿No es esto conocerme? declara el SEÑOR.
17 Mas tus ojos y tu corazón sólo están para tu propia ganancia, para derramar sangre inocente, y para practicar la opresión y la violencia.
18 Por tanto, así dice el SEÑOR acerca de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá: No llorarán por él: "¡Ay, hermano mío!" o "¡Ay, hermana!" No llorarán por él: "¡Ay, Señor!" o "¡Ay, su gloria!"
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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