Jeremiah 43:9
Take in thy hand great stones and hide them in the mortar that is in the brickyard which is at the entrance of the house of Pharaoh in Tahpanhes,—before the eyes of the men of Judah.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah, in Tahpanhes, saying:
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:31the people also that were therein, brought he forth, and put them to the saw, and to threshing sledges of iron, and to axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln, and thus used he to do unto all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
Isaiah 20:1In the year that Tartan entered Ashdod, when Sargon king of Assyria, sent him,—and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,—
Jeremiah 18:2Arise and go down to the house of the potter,—and, there, will I 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 therefore O son of man Take thee a tile, and lay it before thee,—and portray thereon a city, even Jerusalem.
Hosea 12:10And I will lay my word upon the prophets, yea, I myself, have magnified, vision,—and, by the hand of the prophets, will I use 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 →