Jeremiah 43:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;

Great

In the brick-kiln

Exodus 1:14

2 Samuel 12:31

Nahum 3:14

Bible References

Great

This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on, but do not put it in water.”

“Go down at once to the potter’s house; there I will reveal My words to you.”

When you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.

During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as Jeroboam came out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself with a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.

In the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it—

“Son of man, get your bags ready for exile and go into exile in their sight during the day. You will go into exile from your place to another place while they watch; perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

I spoke through the prophets
and granted many visions;
I gave parables through the prophets.

He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into Gentile hands.’”

Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:

In this way, Babylon the great city
will be thrown down violently
and never be found again.

In the brick-kiln

and made their lives bitter with difficult labor in brick and mortar and in all kinds of fieldwork. They ruthlessly imposed all this work on them.

He removed the people who were in the city and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at brickmaking. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

Draw water for the siege;
strengthen your fortresses.
Step into the clay and tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick-mold!