Jeremiah 9:24
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Study Note
Study Note
The conclusion of Jeremiah's meditation on boasting — 'let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight' — is one of the most radical reorientations of human aspiration in the prophetic corpus. The three divine characteristics — steadfast love (chesed), justice (mishpat), and righteousness (tsedaqah) — are both what God is and what God does 'in the earth,' grounding the knowledge of God in observable historical and ethical patterns. Paul quotes this verse in 1 Corinthians 1:31 and 2 Corinthians 10:17 as the scriptural warrant for boasting only in the Lord rather than in human wisdom, might, or social standing. The verse has served as the Old Testament foundation for a distinctively relational and ethical theology of divine knowledge.
Other Translations
but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.
But--in this let the boaster boast himself, In understanding and knowing Me, For I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, doing kindness, Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth, For in these I have delighted, An affirmation of Jehovah.
But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.
Cross References
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That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; …