OLD TESTAMENT

Jeremiah 43:9

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“Take great stones in your hand and hide them in mortar in the brick work which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah.

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Verse 9. Wall; kiln, or court. Hebrew Justice was administered at the gate, and the magnificent throne of Solomon was placed in the court or porch. 3 Kennicott. 10:18. Calmet.—The prophet preaches by facts, laying great stones in the chief city. Calmet. 19:10. Worthington.

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