Yēlìmǐshū 22:16

16 Tā wèi kùnkǔ hé qióngfá rén shēnyuān , nàshí jiù dé le fú lè . rènshi wǒ bú zaìhu cǐ ma . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

Yēlìmǐshū 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.''

Yēlìmǐshū 22:16 In-Context

14 Tā shuō , wǒ yào wèi zìjǐ gĕ guǎngdà de fáng , kuān chǎng de lóu , wèi zìjǐ kāi chuānghu . zhè lóu fáng de hù qiáng bǎn shì xiāng bǎi mù de , lóu fáng shì dān sè yóuqī de .

15 Nándào nǐ zuò wáng shì zaìhu zào xiāng bǎi mù lóu fáng zhēng shēng ma . nǐde fùqin qǐbù shì yĕ chī yĕ hē , yĕ shīxíng gōngping hé gōngyì ma . nàshí tā dé le fú lè .

16 Tā wèi kùnkǔ hé qióngfá rén shēnyuān , nàshí jiù dé le fú lè . rènshi wǒ bú zaìhu cǐ ma . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

17 Wéiyǒu nǐde yǎn hé nǐde xīn zhuān gù tānlán , liú wúgū rén de xuè , xíng qīyē hé qiángbào .

18 Suǒyǐ , Yēhéhuá lún dào Yóudà wáng Yuēxīyà de érzi yuē yǎ jìng rúcǐ shuō , rén bì bú wèi tā jǔ āi , shuō , āi zāi . wǒde gēge . huò shuō , āi zāi . wǒde zǐ zǐ . yĕ bú wèi tā jǔ āi , shuō , āi zāi . wǒde zhǔ . huò shuō , āi zāi . wǒ zhǔ de rónghuá .