Jeremiah 22:14 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁴ who says, ‘I will build myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,’ and cuts out windows for it, paneling it with cedar, and painting it with vermilion.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Who says, I will build myself a wide house with large rooms, and he cuts himself out windows, and it is ceiled or paneled with cedar and painted with vermilion.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ He says, “I’ll build myself a grand palace, with huge upper chambers, ornate windows, cedar paneling, and rich red decor.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And he says: 'I will build a broad house for myself, with spacious upper rooms.' He makes windows for himself, and he builds the roof out of cedar, and he paints it with red ocher.

Jeremiah 22:14 Cross References

2 Samuel 7:2

the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.”

Haggai 1:4

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

Malachi 1:4

If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the Lord of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, till they are called the wicked country, the people with whom the Lord is angry for ever.”

Daniel 4:30

and the king said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

Isaiah 9:9

and all the people will know, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart:

Song of Solomon 1:17

the beams of our house are cedar, our rafters are pine.

Proverbs 24:27

Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.

Proverbs 17:19

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

2 Chronicles 3:5

The nave he lined with cypress, and covered it with fine gold, and made palms and chains on it.

Ezekiel 23:14

But she carried her harlotry further; she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion,

Amos 6:8

The Lord God has sworn by himself (says the Lord, the God of hosts): “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his strongholds; and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”