Jeremiah 22:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father—did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then [it is] well with him.

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
Are you a king
הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ (hă·ṯim·lōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

excel
מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה (mə·ṯa·ḥă·reh)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8474: To vie with a, rival

in cedar?
בָאָ֑רֶז (ḇā·’ā·rez)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 730: A cedar tree

Did not
הֲל֧וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

your father
אָבִ֜יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

eat
אָכַ֣ל (’ā·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

and drink
וְשָׁתָ֗ה (wə·šā·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

and administer
וְעָשָׂ֤ה (wə·‘ā·śāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

justice
מִשְׁפָּט֙ (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

and righteousness?
וּצְדָקָ֔ה (ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively

Then
אָ֖ז (’āz)
Adverb
Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore

it went well with him.
ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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