Verse 16

He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han dømte den fattige og trengende med rettferdighet; da gikk det ham godt. Var ikke det å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han dømte saken for den fattige og trengende, da gikk det ham godt. Var ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Han dømte saken til den fattige og trengende; så hadde det det bra med ham: var ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han dømte den fattiges og trengendes sak, og den gikk bra; er ikke det å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han forsvarte de fattiges og trengendes sak, og det gikk ham vel. Er ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han dømte den fattiges og trengendes sak, da sto det vel til med ham: Var ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han dømte sakene for de fattige og trengende, og da gikk det bra for ham. Var ikke dette en måte å kjenne meg på, sier HERREN?

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han dømte den fattiges og trengendes sak, da sto det vel til med ham: Var ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han dømte den fattiges og trengendes sak, da gikk det ham vel. Er ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han dømte den fattiges og trengendes sak, og da gikk det ham godt. Er ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han dømte en Elendigs og en Fattigs Sag; da (gik det) vel til; er det ikke at kjende mig? siger Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han dømte de fattiges og trengendes sak, da gikk det bra med ham. Var ikke dette å kjenne meg? Sier Herren.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han dømte de fattiges og trengendes sak, da gikk det vel. Var ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han dømte for de fattige og trengende, og det gikk ham godt. Er ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han dømte den fattiges og trengendes sak; da gikk det ham vel. Var ikke dette å kjenne meg? sier Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han dømte de fattiges sak og de trengendes; da gikk det vel. Var ikke dette å ha kunnskap om meg? sier Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yee when he helped ye oppressed and poore to their right, then prospered he well. From whence came this, but only because he had me before his eyes? saieth the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When he iudged the cause of the afflicted and the poore, he prospered: was not this because he knewe me, saith the Lorde?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea, when he helped the oppressed and poore to their right, then prospered he well: From whence came this, but onlye because he knewe me, saith the Lorde?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then `it is' well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.’

Referenced Verses

• Jer 9:24 : 24 The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh.
• Isa 1:17 : 17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.
• Ps 72:1-4 : 1 God, grant your judgments to the king and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice. 3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the hills will bring it in righteousness. 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
• Ps 72:12-13 : 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry for help, the poor who have no helper. 13 He will have compassion on the weak and the needy and will save the lives of the needy.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
• 1 John 2:3-4 : 3 We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments. 4 Anyone who claims, 'I have come to know Him,' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in them.
• John 17:3 : 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
• Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Rescue those being taken to death and hold back those stumbling toward slaughter, if you can. 12 If you say, 'We did not know about this,' won't the one who examines hearts perceive it? Won't the one who guards your soul know? He will repay everyone according to their deeds.
• 1 Sam 2:2 : 2 'There is no one holy like the LORD, for there is no one besides You; there is no Rock like our God.'
• Job 29:12-17 : 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth.
• Ps 9:10 : 10 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
• Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
• Ps 109:31 : 31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy to save them from those who would condemn their souls.
• Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.
• Jer 9:3 : 3 Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander.
• Jer 9:16 : 16 This is what the Lord of Hosts says: 'Consider and call for the mourning women to come; send for the skilled wailing women to arrive.'
• Jer 31:33-34 : 33 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will anyone teach their neighbor or their brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.
• John 8:19 : 19 Then they asked him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
• John 8:54-55 : 54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, whom you claim as your God. 55 Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I know him and I keep his word.
• John 16:3 : 3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
• John 17:6 : 6 I have revealed Your name to the people You gave Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.