Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:14

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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who says	הָאֹמֵ֗ר	hā·’ō·mêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will build	אֶבְנֶה־	’eḇ·neh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1129 build
myself	לִּי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a great	מִדּ֔וֹת	mid·dō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
palace	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
with spacious	מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים	mə·ruw·wā·ḥîm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H7304 breathe, revive, have ample room
upper rooms	וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת	wa·‘ă·lî·yō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H5944 roof-chamber
So he cuts	וְקָ֤רַֽע	wə·qā·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7167 tear
windows	חַלּוֹנָ֔י	ḥal·lō·w·nāy	Noun - common plural construct	H2474 window
in it	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
panels it	וְסָפ֣וּן	wə·sā·p̄ūn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5603 cover, cover in, panel
with cedar	בָּאָ֔רֶז	bā·’ā·rez	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar
and paints it	וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ	ū·mā·šō·w·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4886 smear, anoint
with vermilion	בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃	baš·šā·šar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8350 red colour, vermilion

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.