Jeremiah 43:9

And it came to pass in the eighth year of king Joakim, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem, and the house of Juda, proclaimed a fast before the Lord.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;

In Context

8And Baruch did according to all that Jeremias commanded him—reading in the book the words of the Lord in the Lord's house.

10And Baruch read in the book the words of Jeremias in the house of the Lord, in the house of Gamarias son of Saphan the scribe, in the upper court, in the entrance of the new gate of the house of the Lord, and in the ears of all the people.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 12:31And he brought forth the people that were in it, and put them + 12:31 Gr. in.under the saw, and under iron harrows, and axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 20:1In the year when Tanathan came to Azotus, when he was sent by Arna king of the Assyrians, and warred against Azotus, and took it;

Jeremiah 18:2Jeremias, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there thou shalt hear my words.

Jeremiah 25:19But it shall come to pass at the end of days, that I will turn the captivity of Ælam, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 4:1And thou, son of man, take thee a brick, and thou shalt set it before thy face, and shalt portray on it the city, even Jerusalem.

Hosea 12:10But I the Lord thy God brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: I will yet cause thee to dwell in tabernacles, according to the days of the feast.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 43:9-13

Jeremiah's Prophecies in Egypt. ( b. c. 588.) 8 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brick-kiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his… Read the whole commentary →

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