And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits,
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service
But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed th
And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace th
David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work
Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,
Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.
If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will te
Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!
“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and ma