Jeremiah 22:14

Easy To Read Version

Jehoiakim says,\par ‘I will build a great palace for myself.\par I will have large upper rooms.’\par So he builds the house with large windows.\par He uses cedar word for paneling,\par and he paints it red.\par

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:2

King David said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a fancy house made of cedar wood, but God’s Holy Box [49] is still kept in a tent! {We should build a nice building for the Holy Box.}”

2 Chronicles 3:5

Solomon put panels made of cypress wood on the walls of the larger room. Then he put pure gold over the cypress panels. And he put pictures of palm trees and chains on the pure gold.

Proverbs 17:19

A troublemaker loves to start arguments. A person that likes to brag is setting himself up for a fall. Both of them will end up in trouble. {\cf2\super [23]}

Proverbs 24:27

Don’t build your house before you plant your fields. Make sure that you are prepared to grow food before you build a place to live.

Isaiah 9:9

Then every person in Ephraim (Israel), even the leaders in Samaria, will know that God \{punished them\}.

Ezekiel 23:14

“Oholibah continued to be unfaithful to me. In Babylon, she saw pictures of men carved on the walls. These were pictures of Chaldean {\cf2\super [184]} men wearing their red uniforms.

Amos 6:8

The Lord my Master used his own name and made a promise. The Lord God All-Powerful made this promise:

Haggai 1:4

“You people think the right time has come for you to live in nice houses. You live in houses with beautiful wooden panelling on the walls. But the Lord’s house is still in ruins!

Malachi 1:4

Maybe the people of Edom will say, “We were destroyed. But we will go back and build our cities again.”