Brick

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.

…and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.

David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

…to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,

“In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.

“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.

Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!