Jeremiah 22:14
What does Jeremiah 22:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 22:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000that 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611That 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901that 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Who says, I will make a wide house for myself, and rooms of great size, and has windows cut out, and has it roofed with cedar and painted with bright red.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Who is saying, `I build for myself a large house, And airy upper chambers,' And he hath cut out for himself its windows, Ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Who saith: I will build me a wide house, and large chambers: who openeth to himself windows, and maketh roofs of cedar, and painteth them with vermilion.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890that 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.
Context
v.13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;
v.14This passage
v.15Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 7:2
that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
- Song of Solomon 1:17
The beams of our house are cedars, And our rafters are firs.
- Isaiah 9:9
And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in stoutness of heart,
- 2 Chronicles 3:5
And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
- Proverbs 24:27
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
- Luke 14:28
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?
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