Jeremiah 22:14
who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house and spacious rooms,’ and cuts out windows for himself, with a cedar ceiling, and painted with red.Jeremiah 22:14 · WEB
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- ગુજરાતી — યર્મિયા ૨૨:૧૪
- તે કહે છે, હું મારા માટે વિશાળ મકાન તથા મોટી મેડીઓ બાંધીશ, પછી તે તેમાં પોતાને સારુ બારીઓ મૂકે છે. અને તેની છત પર દેવદાર વૃક્ષનાં પાટિયાં જડે છે. અને તેને લાલ રંગ લગાડે છે.”
- हिन्दी — यिर्मयाह २२:१४
- वह कहता है, ‘मैं अपने लिये लम्बा-चौड़ा घर और हवादार ऊपरी कोठरी बना लूँगा,’ और वह खिड़कियाँ बनाकर उन्हें देवदार की लकड़ी से पाट लेता है, और सिन्दूर से रंग देता है।
In context
12But he will die in the place where they have led him captive. He will see this land no more.”
13“Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and doesn’t give him his hire;
14who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house and spacious rooms,’ and cuts out windows for himself, with a cedar ceiling, and painted with red.
15“Should you reign because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says the LORD.
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