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Jeremiah 43:9

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43:9“Take some large stones12 and bury them in the mortar of the clay pavement13 at the entrance of Pharaoh’s residence14 here in Tahpanhes. Do it while the people of Judah present there are watching.15

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  1. 12 Heb “Take some large stones in your hands.”
  2. 13 The meaning of the expression “mortar of the clay pavement” is uncertain. The noun translated “mortar” occurs only here and the etymology is debated. Both 572 מֶלֶט and 529 מֶלֶט give the meaning “mortar.” The noun translated “clay pavement” is elsewhere used of a “brick mold.” Here 527 מַלְבֵּן 2 gives “quadrangle” and 527 מַלְבֵּן 2 gives “terrace of bricks.” 2 give “loamy soil” for both words, seeing the second noun as a dittography or gloss of the first (see also note c in ).
  3. 14 All the commentaries point out that this was not Pharaoh’s (main) palace but a governor’s residence or other government building that Pharaoh occupied when he was in Tahpanhes.
  4. 15 Heb “in Tahpanhes in the eyes of the men of Judah.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Take in your hands large stones and hide them in the mortar in the pavement that is at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“While the Jews are watching, take some large stones with you and bury them in clay in the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Pick up some large stones and set them in the mortar of the brick pavement that is at the opening of Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes. Do this in the sight of the Judean men

NLTNew Living Translation

“While the people of Judah are watching, take some large rocks and bury them under the pavement stones at the entrance of Pharaoh’s palace here in Tahpanhes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Take in your hands large stones and bury them in the mortar in the clay floor that is at the entrance of the palace of Pharaoh in Tahpanhes before the eyes of the people of the Judeans,

KJV 1900King James Version

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;