Jeremiah 43:9
“In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:31David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
Isaiah 20:1Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
Jeremiah 18:2“Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will give you My message.”
Jeremiah 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;
Ezekiel 4:1“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
Hosea 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
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 →