“Take some large stones in your [a]hands and hide them in the [b]mortar in the brick terrace which is at the entrance of Pharaoh’s [c]palace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of [d]some of the Jews; 10 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to send men and get (A)My servant (B)Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and I am going to set his throne over these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his [e](C)canopy over them. 11 He will also come and (D)strike the land of Egypt; those who are meant for death will be given over to death, and those for captivity to captivity, and (E)those for the sword to the sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit hand
  2. Jeremiah 43:9 Or clay floor
  3. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit house
  4. Jeremiah 43:9 Lit men
  5. Jeremiah 43:10 Or carpet

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