Jeremiah 22:14 — Bible Verse (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.”
Jeremiah 22:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 22:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 22:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house and spacious rooms,’ and cuts out windows for himself, with a cedar ceiling, and painted with red.”
Jeremiah 22:14 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 22:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 22:14 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who 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.”
Jeremiah 22:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 22:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that 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. ”
Jeremiah 22:14 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 22:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers: so he will make him selfe large windowes, and feeling with cedar, and paint them with vermilion.”
Jeremiah 22:14 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 22:14 in Context — Jeremiah 22
12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
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.
15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
What Does Jeremiah 22:14 Mean?
Jeremiah 22:14 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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