Jeremiah 43:9

Modern English Version

Take some large stones in your hand and hide them in the clay in the brick kiln which is at the entrance of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah,

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:31

He brought out the people who were in it, and he put them to work with saws, and iron picks, and iron axes, and sent them to work in the brick kiln. Thus he did to all of the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all of the people returned to Jerusalem.

Exodus 1:14

and they made their lives bitter with hard service—in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field. In all their service they made them serve with rigor.

Jeremiah 25:19

Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his officials, and all his people;

Jeremiah 43:10

and say to them, Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hidden; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

Jeremiah 43:8

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying:

Jeremiah 44:30

Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra the king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy, and sought his life.”

Ezekiel 4:1

You also, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you and inscribe a city on it, even Jerusalem.

Hosea 12:10

I have spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and through the prophets I will bring destruction.

Nahum 3:14

Draw water for the siege! Strengthen your forts! Go into the clay and tread the mortar! Take hold of the brick mold!

Acts 21:11

When he had arrived, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own hands and feet, saying, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this manner the Jews at Jerusalem shall bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”

Revelation 18:21

Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying: “With such violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more.