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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 43:8

JEREMIAH PROPHESIES THE CONQUEST OF EGYPT"Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, Take great stones in thy hand, and hide them in mortar in the brickwork, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the sons of Judah; and say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 43:9

Jeremiah 43:9. Take great stones—and hide them— Bricks were the chief materials which the Babylonians used in their most stately buildings; so that there was constant occasion for such a brick-kiln near Pharaoh's palace. Yet this might be a great way from the dwelling-house itself, the courts of great kings being almost equal to cities for extent in antient times; particularly the palace in Babylon was four miles in compass, according to Diodorus Siculus, lib. 2. See the account of the emperor... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 43:11

Jeremiah 43:11. For death, to death— For mortality, to the mortality. See ch. Jer 15:1-2 and the note. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 43:9

9. stones—to be laid as the foundation beneath Nebuchadnezzar's throne ( :-). clay—mortar. brick-kiln—Bricks in that hot country are generally dried in the sun, not burned. The palace of Pharaoh was being built or repaired at this time; hence arose the mortar and brick-kiln at the entry. Of the same materials as that of which Pharaoh's house was built, the substructure of Nebuchadnezzar's throne should be constructed. By a visible symbol implying that the throne of the latter shall be raised on... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 43:10

10. my servant—God often makes one wicked man or nation a scourge to another (Ezekiel 29:18; Ezekiel 29:19; Ezekiel 29:20). royal pavilion—the rich tapestry (literally, "ornament") which hung round the throne from above. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 43:11

11. such as are for death to death—that is, the deadly plague. Some he shall cause to die by the plague arising from insufficient or bad food; others, by the sword; others he shall lead captive, according as God shall order it (see on Jeremiah 43:1). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 43:8

The Lord continued to give prophetic messages to Jeremiah in Egypt. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 43:8-13

Jeremiah’s prediction of Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion of Egypt 43:8-13 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 43:9

Yahweh instructed Jeremiah to perform another symbolic act (cf. Jeremiah 13:4-7; Jeremiah 19:1-13; Jeremiah 27:1 to Jeremiah 28:16; Ezekiel 4:1-12; Ezekiel 5:1-4; Ezekiel 12:3-6; Ezekiel 12:18; Ezekiel 37:15-17). He was to hide some large stones in the mortar of the brick courtyard, in front of an official government building or royal residence in Tahpanhes, while some of the Judahites watched. Pharaoh evidently had a royal residence in Tahpanhes, as well as one at Elephantine, an island in the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 43:10

Jeremiah was then to tell the Judahites that Yahweh was going to bring Nebuchadnezzar, His servant (cf. Jeremiah 27:6; 45:9; Isaiah 44:28), into Egypt. The Babylonian king would set up his throne and his royal canopy (or carpet) right over the place where Jeremiah had imbedded his stones. [Note: The Hebrew word shapriro, translated "canopy," occurs nowhere else in the Bible, and its meaning is debatable.] read more

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