Jeremiah 43:9
“Take great stones in your hand and hide them in mortar in the brick work which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah.
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In Context
8Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:31He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them go to the brick kiln; and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Isaiah 20:1In the year that Tartan came to 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 you to hear my words.”
Jeremiah 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt, with his servants, his princes, and all his people;
Ezekiel 4:1“You also, son of man, take a tile, and lay it before yourself, and portray on it a city, even Jerusalem.
Hosea 12:10I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
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 →