"Was not this"

1. Jer. 22: 16
     16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
2. Jonah 4: 2
     2 And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
3. John 12: 5
     5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
4. Alma 27: 18
     18 Now was not this exceeding joy? Behold, this is joy which none receiveth save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness.