Jeremiah 22:14

12 but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.”

13 “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,

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.

15 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.

16 He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house and spacious rooms,’ and cuts out windows for himself, with a cedar ceiling, and painted with red.
ASV
that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
DARBY
that saith, I will build me a wide house, and spacious upper chambers; and he cutteth out for himself windows; and it is wainscoted with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
BLB
the one saying, ‘I will build for myself a large house, and with spacious upper rooms, and he cuts out windows for it, and paneling [it] with cedar and painting [it] with vermilion.’
ÅB
som sier: Jeg vil bygge meg et rommelig hus og luftige saler, og som hugger ut vinduer på det og paneler det med sedertre og maler det med rødt.
OTB
Han sier: ‘Jeg vil bygge meg et storslått hus med romslige øvre rom.’ Så han lager store vinduer i det, paneler det med sedertre og maler det i lys rød.
B1930
som sier: Jeg vil bygge mig et rummelig hus og luftige saler, og som hugger ut vinduer på det og paneler det med sedertre og maler det med rødt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 7:2

    he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

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  • Isaiah 5:8–9

    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.

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  • Haggai 1:4

    “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”

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  • Luke 14:28–29

    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?

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  • Daniel 4:30

    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?”

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  • Malachi 1:4

    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.

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  • Proverbs 24:27

    Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

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  • Song of Solomon 1:17

    The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.

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