Jeremiah 22:14
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That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
In other translations
That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
Hebrew words
הָאֹמֵרha'omerthe [one who] saysH559אֶבְנֶה־'evneh-I will buildH1129לִּיlifor <the> myselfבֵּיתbeita house ofH1004מִדּוֹתmidotsize<s>H4060וַעֲלִיּוֹתva'aliyotand upper roomsH5944מְרֻוָּחִיםmeruvachimspaciousH7304וְקָרַעvekara'and he will tearH7167לוֹlofor <the> himselfחַלּוֹנָיchalonaiwindows myH2474וְסָפוּןvesafunand paneledH5603בָּאָרֶזba'arezwith <the> cedarH730וּמָשׁוֹחַumashoachand he will smear [it]H4886בַּשָּׁשַׁר׃bashasharwith <the> vermilionH8350
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 7:2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
- Isaiah 5:8-98 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! 9 In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. 9 I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
- Haggai 1:4Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”
- Song of Solomon 1:17The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
- Luke 14:28-2928 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,28 Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? 29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
- Proverbs 17:19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
- 2 Chronicles 3:5And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
- Malachi 1:4Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
- Daniel 4:30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
- Proverbs 24:27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
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