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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 22:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 22:16 |
King James |
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| was not this to know me--namely, to show by deeds that one knows God's will, as was the case with Josiah (compare Joh 13:17; contrast Tit 1:16). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Was not this - They only truly know God who obey him; men vainly pretend to piety who are defective in justice and charity. |
16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.