Jeremiah 22:14

“who says, “I will build for myself a house of great dimensions and spacious upper rooms, and cuts out for it its windows, paneled with cedar and painted with vermilion.””

Jeremiah 22:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 22:14, word by word

who saysאֹמֵרomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “omer” appears
“I will buildאֶבְנֶהevne

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “evne” appears
a houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “bet” appears
of great dimensionsמִדּוֹתmidot

measure

The size or measure of something.

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and spaciousמְרֻוָּחִיםmeruvachim

be spacious

With plenty of room, wide.

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upper roomsעֲלִיּוֹתaliyot

upper room

A room built on the roof.

Where else “aliyot” appears
and cuts outקָרַעkara

tear away

To take something away violently, as a piece of cloth is torn off: a kingdom.

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its windowsחַלּוֹנָchalona

window

Window: an opening in a wall.

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paneledסָפוּןsafun

panel

To cover a building with boards above or inside.

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with cedarאָרֶזarez

cedar

Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.

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and paintedמָשׁוֹחַmashoach

smear

To cover something with a coat of oil or color; to smear or paint.

Where else “mashoach” appears
with vermilionשָּׁשַׁרshashar

vermilion

Vermilion, red paint.

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The context

13Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice; who makes his neighbor work for nothing and does not give him his wages;

14 · This verse (above)

15Will you reign because you compete in cedar? Your father, did he not eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

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