Jeremiah 43:9
'Take great stones in thy hand, and hide them in the mortar in the framework, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
8Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying:
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:31And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln; and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
Isaiah 20:1In the year that Tartan came into Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;
Jeremiah 18:2'Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear My words.'
Jeremiah 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
Ezekiel 4:1Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and trace upon it a city, even Jerusalem;
Hosea 12:10(12-11) I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
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 →