Jeremiah 22:16
He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well. Is this not what it means to know Me?" declares the LORD.
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judged.

Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, so they might prosper, nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Job 29:12-17
because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. . . .

Psalm 72:1-4, 12, 13
Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. . . .

Psalm 82:3, 4
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. . . .

Psalm 109:31
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.

Proverbs 24:11, 12
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. . . .

Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do right, seek justice, correct the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow."

was not.

Jeremiah 9:3, 16, 24
"They bend their tongue like their bows; lies instead of truth prevail in the land, for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account, " declares the LORD. . . .

Jeremiah 31:33, 34
"But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. . . .

1 Samuel 2:2
There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no rock like our God.

1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

Psalm 9:10
Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not abandoned those who seek You.

John 8:19, 54, 55
"Where is Your Father?" they asked Him. "You do not know Me or My Father, " Jesus answered. "If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well." . . .

John 16:3
They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

John 17:3, 6
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. . . .

Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

1 John 2:3, 4
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then it was well. Is not that what it means to know Me?" Declares the LORD.

King James Bible
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He took up the case of the poor and needy, then it went well. Is this not what it means to know Me? This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
He judged the case of the poor and needy. And then it went well for him. Isn't this what it means to know me?

NET Bible
He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The LORD says, 'That is a good example of what it means to know me.'
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