“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.”
The specific description of the king building a great house with large windows, paneling it with cedar, and painting it with vermillion emphasizes the elaborate luxury of royal construction. The contrast between the luxury and the injustice that financed it creates moral irony. The description suggests that Jehoiakim, a specific king, is the target of this indictment. The palace's beauty disguises the exploitation that made it possible.
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