Verse 14
14. Wide house Literally, a house of dimensions, or extensions a grand palace.
Cutteth him out windows The verb is the same which is used in Jeremiah 4:30, of enlarging or opening the eyes with paint. The word rendered “windows” presents a difficulty, in that it seems to have the suffix of the first person, which here gives no sense at all. Different solutions have been proposed, but the simplest and best is that of Furst, Keil, and others, which takes this as the primary form of a derivative word having the general sense of “window work.” The architectural force of the expression is thus manifest.
Ceiled Used in 1 Kings 6:9; 1 Kings 7:3, in the sense of roofing, which is the sense here.
Vermilion See also Ezekiel 23:14. It was either red lead or sulphuret of mercury. The sculptures of Nineveh still attest the beauty and permanency of this pigment.
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