Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:14–15

14who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace,

with spacious upper rooms.’

So he cuts windows in it,

panels it with cedar,

and paints it with vermilion.

15Does it make you a king to excelb in cedar?

Did not your father have food and drink?

He administered justice and righteousness,

and so it went well with him.

Footnotes

  • b 22:15 Or because you enclose yourself

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Jeremiah 22:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
who saysהָאֹמֵ֗רhā·’ō·mêrArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH559 utter, say
I will buildאֶבְנֶה־’eḇ·neh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1129 build
myselfלִּי֙lîPreposition; first person common singular
a greatמִדּ֔וֹתmid·dō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
palaceבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
with spaciousמְרֻוָּחִ֑יםmə·ruw·wā·ḥîmVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine pluralH7304 breathe, revive, have ample room
upper roomsוַעֲלִיּ֖וֹתwa·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH5944 roof-chamber
So he cutsוְקָ֤רַֽעwə·qā·ra‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7167 tear
windowsחַלּוֹנָ֔יḥal·lō·w·nāyNoun - common plural constructH2474 window
in itלוֹ֙lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
panels itוְסָפ֣וּןwə·sā·p̄ūnConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH5603 cover, cover in, panel
with cedarבָּאָ֔רֶזbā·’ā·rezPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH730 cedar
and paints itוּמָשׁ֖וֹחַū·mā·šō·w·aḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH4886 smear, anoint
with vermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃baš·šā·šarPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8350 red colour, vermilion

Jeremiah 22:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Does it make you a kingהֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְhă·ṯim·lōḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
to excelמְתַחֲרֶ֣הmə·ṯa·ḥă·rehVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularH8474 vie with a rival
in cedarבָאָ֑רֶזḇā·’ā·rezPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH730 cedar
Did notהֲל֧וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
have foodאָכַ֣ל’ā·ḵalVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH398 eat
and drinkוְשָׁתָ֗הwə·šā·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH8354 drink
He administeredוְעָשָׂ֤הwə·‘ā·śāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙miš·pāṭNoun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הū·ṣə·ḏā·qāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH6666 righteousness
and soאָ֖ז’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
it went wellט֥וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
with himלֽוֹ׃lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 22:14 2 Samuel 7:2 · Haggai 1:4 · Isaiah 5:8–9

Jeremiah 22:15 2 Kings 23:25 · Isaiah 3:10 · Ecclesiastes 10:17 · Proverbs 25:5 · Proverbs 29:4 · 2 Kings 22:2 · Psalm 128:1–2 · 1 Kings 10:9 · Jeremiah 42:6 · Proverbs 21:3 · 2 Samuel 8:15 · Jeremiah 21:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.