Jeremiah 22:15
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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?Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
In other translations
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?Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
Hebrew words
הֲתִמְלֹךְhatimlokh¿ are you kingH4427כִּיkiforH3588אַתָּה'atahyouH859מְתַחֲרֶהmetachareh[are] competingH8474בָאָרֶזva'arezin <the> cedarH730אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808אָכַל'akhaldid he eatH398וְשָׁתָהveshatahand did he drink?H8354וְעָשָׂהve'asahand did he do?H6213מִשְׁפָּטmishpatjusticeH4941וּצְדָקָהutzedakahand righteousnessH6666אָז'azthenH227טוֹבtovit was wellH2895לוֹ׃lofor <the> him
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Ecclesiastes 10:17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
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- Proverbs 29:4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
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