Jeremiah 22:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?”
Jeremiah 22:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 22:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 22:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Should you reign because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.”
Jeremiah 22:15 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 22:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him. ”
Jeremiah 22:15 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father--did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then <FI>it is<Fi> well with him.”
Jeremiah 22:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 22:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Shalt thou reign, because thou viest with the cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? Then it was well with him. ”
Jeremiah 22:15 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 22:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Shalt thou reigne, because thou closest thy selfe in cedar? did not thy father eate and drinke and prosper, when he executed iudgement and iustice?”
Jeremiah 22:15 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 22:15 in Context — Jeremiah 22
13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
What Does Jeremiah 22:15 Mean?
Jeremiah 22:15 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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