43:8 At Tahpanhes the Lord spoke to Jeremiah. 1 43:9 “Take some large stones 2 and bury them in the mortar of the clay pavement 3 at the entrance of Pharaoh’s residence 4 here in Tahpanhes. Do it while the people of Judah present there are watching. 5 43:10 Then tell them, 6 ‘The Lord God of Israel who rules over all 7 says, “I will bring 8 my servant 9 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will set his throne over these stones which I 10 have buried. He will pitch his royal tent 11 over them. 43:11 He will come and attack Egypt. Those who are destined to die of disease will die of disease. Those who are destined to be carried off into exile will be carried off into exile. Those who are destined to die in war will die in war. 12 43:12 He will set fire 13 to the temples of the gods of Egypt. He will burn their gods or carry them off as captives. 14 He will pick Egypt clean like a shepherd picks the lice from his clothing. 15 He will leave there unharmed. 16 43:13 He will demolish the sacred pillars in the temple of the sun 17 in Egypt and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.”’”