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Jeremiah 22:14

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What does Jeremiah 22:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — Jeremiah 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11For thus saith Jehovah touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, [and] who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more.
12But in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.
13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor`s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;
14that 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.
15Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
17But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“That saith, I will build me a wide house, etc.] Or, “a house of measures”, or, “dimensions”f443; a very large house, whose length and breadth measure much consisting of many spacious rooms, upper as well as lower; as follows: and large chambers; or, “widened ones”; very spacious and roomy; or “aired”, or “airyf444 ones”; through which the wind blows, or into which much air comes; so that they were good summer chambers, for which they might be built: and cutteth him out windows; to let in light and air, as well as for ornament. Some render it, “and teareth my windows”f445; as if he had taken some of the windows of the temple, and placed them in his palace, and so was guilty of sacrilege; but…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“wide--literally, "a house of dimensions" ("measures"). Compare Num 13:32, Margin, "men of statures." large--rather, as Margin, "airy" from Hebrew root, "to breathe freely." Upper rooms in the East are the principal apartments. cutteth him out windows--The Hebrew, if a noun, is rather, "my windows"; then the translation ought to be, "and let my windows (Jehoiakim speaking) be cut out for it," that is, in the house; or, "and let (the workman) cut out my windows for it." But the word is rather an adjective; "he cutteth it (the house) out for himself, so as to be full of windows." The following words accord with this construction, "and (he makes it) ceiled with cedar," &c. [MAURER]. Retaining…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Large chambers - spacious upper chambers. It is cieled - Or, roofing it. Vermilion - The pigment which gives the deep red color still bright and untarnished on many ancient buildings. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:14 a magnificent palace: Archaeologists have unearthed the foundations of what is believed to be this palace three miles south of Jerusalem. The foundations indicate that the building had huge rooms.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I will: Pro 17:19, Pro 24:27; Isa 5:8, Isa 5:9, Isa 9:9; Dan 4:30; Mal 1:4; Luk 14:28, Luk 14:29 large: Heb. through-aired windows: or, my windows ceiled with cedar: Sa2 7:2; Ch2 3:5; Sol 1:17; Hag 1:4 Jeremiah 22:15”
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