Jeremiah 22:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | who 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. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the [one who] says | הָאֹמֵ֗ר | ha-'o-MER | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| I will build | אֶבְנֶה־ | 'ev-neh- | H1129 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| a house of | בֵּ֣ית | beit | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| sizes | מִדּ֔וֹת | mi-DOT | H4060A | measureמִדָּה (mid.dah) 1) measure, measurement, stature, size, garment 1a) measure, act of measurement 1b) measurement, size 1c) measured portion, extent 1d) garment |
| and upper rooms | וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת | va-'a-li-YOT | H5944 | upper roomעֲלִיָּה (a.liy.yah) roof-room, roof chamber |
| spacious | מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים | me-ru-va-CHIM | H7304 | be wideרָוַח (ra.vach) 1) to be wide, be spacious, breathe 1a) (Qal) to breathe easily, be relieved 1b) (Pual) spacious (participle) |
| and he will tear | וְקָ֤רַֽע | ve-KA-ra' | H7167 | to tearקָרַע (qa.ra) 1) to tear, tear in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tear, rend 1a2) to tear away or out 1a3) to tear, rend asunder 1a3a) to make wide or large (of eyes) 1a3b) to rend open (of heavens) 1a4) to tear, rend (of wild beasts) 1b) (Niphal) to be rent, be split asunder |
| windows my | חַלּוֹנָ֔י | cha-lo-NAI | H2474 | windowחַלּוֹן (chal.lon) window (piercing of the wall) |
| and paneled | וְסָפ֣וּן | ve-sa-FUN | H5603 | to coverסָפַן (sa.phan) 1) to cover, cover in, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cover in, panel 1a2) covered, panelled (participle) |
| with the cedar | בָּאָ֔רֶז | ba-'A-rez | H0730 | cedarאֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) 1) cedar 1a) cedar tree 1b) cedar timber, cedar wood (in building) 1c) cedar wood (in purifications) |
| and he will smear [it] | וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ | u-ma-SHO-ach | H4886 | to anointמָשַׁח (ma.shach) 1) to smear, anoint, spread a liquid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smear 1a2) to anoint (as consecration) 1a3) to anoint, consecrate 1b) (Niphal) to be anointed |
| with the vermilion | בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ | ba-sha-SHAR | H8350 | vermilionשָׁשֵׁר (sha.shar) 1) red colour, vermilion 1a) formerly gained from 'kermes' insect |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.