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Jeremiah 43:9 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 9. 9Take 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;
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Role in This Section
The narrated sign act and its explanation introduces or commands “Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at…” at Jeremiah 43:9 as “Buried Stones Signify Babylon's Reach into Egypt” develops.
Read It With
- Jeremiah 43:8–13
Read Jeremiah 43:9 with 43:8–13. By itself, “Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: At Tahpanhes Jeremiah hides stones near Pharaoh's house and announces that Nebuchadnezzar will spread his pavilion over them and strike Egyptian temples.
Why It Needs Context
Jeremiah 43:9 performs a local role inside “Buried Stones Signify Babylon's Reach into Egypt.” The narrated sign act and its explanation introduces or commands “Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at…” at Jeremiah 43:9 as “Buried Stones Signify Babylon's Reach into Egypt” develops. The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 43:8–13 — Buried Stones Signify Babylon's Reach into EgyptSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 43:8–13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 43:8–13
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