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# him who builds his house ... he says

These refer to King Jehoiakim.

# builds his house by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice

The abstract nouns "unrighteousness" and "injustice" have similar meanings, are repeated for emphasis, and can be stated as actions. AT: "unjustly forced men to build his house and his upper rooms" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# his house

The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to King Jehoiakim and his family. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# a large house with spacious upper rooms ... large windows ... cedar ... red

These characteristics all describe a very expensive house.
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These refer to King Jehoiakim.`

			`# builds his house by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice`

			`The abstract nouns "unrighteousness" and "injustice" have similar meanings, are repeated for emphasis, and can be stated as actions. AT: "unjustly forced men to build his house and his upper rooms" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# his house`

			`The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to King Jehoiakim and his family. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# a large house with spacious upper rooms ... large windows ... cedar ... red`

			`These characteristics all describe a very expensive house.`