Who says,I will buildmyself a roomyhouseWith spaciousupperrooms,And cutout its windows,Paneling[it] with cedarand painting[it] brightred.'
that the kingsaidto Nathanthe prophet,"Seenow,I dwellin a houseof cedar,but the arkof Goddwellswithintentcurtains."
He overlaidthe mainroomwith cypresswoodand overlaidit with finegold,and ornamentedit with palmtreesand chains.
He who lovestransgressionlovesstrife;He who raiseshis doorseeksdestruction.
Prepareyour workoutsideAnd makeit readyfor yourself in the field;Afterwards,then, buildyour house.
"The beamsof our housesare cedars,Our rafters,cypresses.
And allthe peopleknow[it], [That is], Ephraimand the inhabitantsof Samaria,Assertingin prideand in arroganceof heart:
"So she increasedher harlotries.And she sawmenportrayedon the wall,imagesof the Chaldeansportrayedwith vermilion,
"The kingreflectedand said,'Is thisnot Babylonthe great,whichI myselfhave builtas a royalresidenceby the mightof my powerand for the gloryof my majesty?'
The LordGODhas swornby Himself,the LORDGodof hostshas declared:"I loathethe arroganceof Jacob,And detesthis citadels;Therefore I will deliverup [the] cityand allit contains."
"Is it timefor you yourselvesto dwellin your paneledhouseswhile thishouse[lies] desolate?"
ThoughEdomsays,"We have been beatendown,but we will returnand buildup the ruins";thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"They may build,but I will teardown;and [men] will callthem the wickedterritory,and the peopletoward whomthe LORDis indignantforever."
