Jeremiah 22:14
12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
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.
15 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?
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.
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
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:8–9
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!
Read in contextHaggai 1:4
Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
Read in contextLuke 14:28–29
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Read in contextDaniel 4:30
The 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?
Read in contextMalachi 1:4
Whereas 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.
Read in contextProverbs 24:27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:17
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
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