Shalt thou reign, because thou art provoked with thy father Achaz? they shall not eat, and they shall not drink: it is better for thee to execute judgment and justice.
GNV
Jeremiah 22:15
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?
Parallel Translations
Shall you reign, because you are provoked with your father Achaz? they shall not eat, and they shall not drink: it is better for you to execute judgment and justice.
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?
“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.
Cross References
2 Kings 23:25Isaiah 3:10Ecclesiastes 10:17Proverbs 25:5Proverbs 29:4Psalms 128:1–22 Kings 22:22 Samuel 8:15Jeremiah 42:61 Kings 10:9Proverbs 21:3Jeremiah 21:121 Corinthians 10:31Jeremiah 23:5Ecclesiastes 9:7–10
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