Jeremiah 22:14

Jeremiah 22:14 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace with spacious upper rooms.’ So he makes large windows in it, panels it with cedar and decorates it in red.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who says, 'I will build myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,' who cuts out windows for it, paneling it with cedar and painting it with vermilion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house with spacious chambers, And cut out windows for it, Paneling it with cedar And painting it with vermilion.’

Context of Jeremiah 22:14

12He will die in the place where he was taken captive, and he will never see this land again. 13“How horrible it will be for the person who builds his house dishonestly and his upper rooms through injustice. He makes his neighbors work for nothing and doesn’t pay them for their work. He says, ‘I will build a large house for myself with big upper rooms.’ He cuts out windows in it, panels the rooms with cedar, and paints them red. 15Do you think you’re a better king than others because you use more cedar? Your father ate and drank and did what is fair and right. Everything went well for him. 16He defended the cause of the poor and needy. Everything went well for him. Isn’t this what it means to know me?” asks the Lord.

Jeremiah 22:14 word by word

הָאֹמֵ֗ר אֶבְנֶה־לִּי֙ בֵּ֣ית מִדּ֔וֹת וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים וְקָ֤רַֽע לוֹ֙ חַלּוֹנָ֔י וְסָפ֣וּן בָּאָ֔רֶז וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• me a wideמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and largeרָוַחrâvach · be wideH7304
• chambersעֲלִיָּה‛ălîyâh · upper roomH5944
• and cutteth him outקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• windowsחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
• cieledסָפַןsâphan · to coverH5603
• with cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• and paintedמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886
• with vermilionשָׁשֵׁרshâshar · vermilionH8350

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:14

• Proverbs 17:19Whoever loves sin loves a quarrel. Whoever builds his city gate high invites destruction.
• Proverbs 24:27Prepare your work outside, and get things ready for yourself in the field. Afterwards, build your house.
• Isaiah 5:8How horrible it will be for you who acquire house after house and buy field after field until there’s nothing left and you have to live by yourself in the land.
• Isaiah 9:9All the people of Ephraim and the people who live in Samaria will know it. With arrogant and conceited hearts they will say,
• Daniel 4:30The king thought, “Look how great Babylon is! I built the royal palace by my own impressive power and for my glorious honor.”
• Malachi 1:4“The descendants of Esau may say, ‘We have been beaten down, but we will rebuild the ruins.’ “Yet, this is what the Lord of Armies says: They may rebuild, but I will tear it down. They will be called ‘the Wicked Land’ and ‘the people with whom the Lord is always angry.’
• Luke 14:28“Suppose you want to build a tower. You would first sit down and figure out what it costs. Then you would see if you have enough money to finish it.
• 2 Samuel 7:2So the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Look, I’m living in a house made of cedar, while the ark of God remains in the tent.”
• 2 Chronicles 3:5He paneled the larger building with cypress, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with ⌞designs in the form of⌟ palm trees and chains.
• Haggai 1:4“Is it time for you to live in your paneled houses while this house lies in ruins?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Large chambers - spacious upper chambers. It is cieled - Or, roofing it. Vermilion - The pigment which gives the deep red color still bright and untarnished on many ancient buildings.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world, and removed to see the good to come in the other world; therefore, weep not for him, but for his son Shallum, who is likely to live and die a wretched captive. Dying saints may be justly envied, while living sinners are justly pitied. Here also is the doom of Jehoiakim. No doubt it is lawful for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14great palace: Archaeologists have discovered the foundations of this palace three miles south of Jerusalem. The foundations show that the building had very large rooms.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. wide--literally, "a house of dimensions" ("measures"). Compare Nu 13:32, Margin, "men of statures." large--rather, as Margin, "airy" from Hebrew root, "to breathe freely." Upper rooms in the East are the principal apartments. cutteth him out windows--The Hebrew, if a noun, is rather, "my windows"; then the translation ought to be, "and let my windows (Jehoiakim speaking) be cut out for it," that is, in the house; or, "and let (the workman) cut out my…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:14

• House
• Jehoiakim
• Rich, the
• Vermilion

In the dictionaries

• Cedar
• Ceiling
• Colour
• House
• Anointing
• Captivity
• Ceiled; Ceiling
• Color; Colors
• Genesis
• Ink

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings