Jeremiah 22:14who says, I will build me a wide house and spacious rooms, and cuts him out windows; and it is ceiling with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
The setting
Jerusalem, 609-598 BC. King Jehoiakim cuts massive windows and installs expensive cedar panels and red paint while his people starve in Jerusalem, Israel...
The emotion here: disgusted at grotesque display of wealth amid suffering he witnesses
The original word
shāshaph (שָׁשַׁף) — to cut out, hew windows larger than necessary for status display
Why it matters
Cedar had to be imported from Lebanon at enormous cost, and vermilion red dye came from distant lands
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 22:14
Every detail - big windows, imported wood, expensive paint - screams 'look how rich I am' during national poverty
Common misconceptionPeople think God is against all nice houses, but this is specifically about flaunting luxury when your people are dying - it's about timing and heart attitude.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 22:14
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 22:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 22:14 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 5% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include luxury, materialism, pride. Notable phrases: wide house and spacious rooms; cedar; vermilion. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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