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Jeremiah 19:13

The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”

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ASV

and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods.

KJV

And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָי֞וּve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961 →
בָּתֵּ֣יba.Tei[the] houses ofH1004 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וּבָתֵּי֙u.va.Teiand [the] houses ofH1004 →
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
כִּמְק֥וֹםkim.Komlike [the] place ofH4725 →
הַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fet<the> TophethH8612 →
הַטְּמֵאִ֑יםha.te.me.'Imthe unclean [things]H2931 →
לְכֹ֣לle.Kholto allH3605 →
הַבָּתִּ֗יםha.ba.Timthe housesH1004 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
קִטְּר֜וּki.te.Rupeople made smokeH6999 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
גַּגֹּֽתֵיהֶם֙ga.go.tei.Hemroofs theirH1406 →
לְכֹל֙le.Kholto allH3605 →
צְבָ֣אtze.Va'[the] host ofH6635 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.Sekhand they poured outH5258 →
נְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.Khimdrink offeringsH5262 →
לֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.Himto godsH430 →
אֲחֵרִֽים׃ פ'a.che.RimotherH312 →

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Jeremiah 32:29And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.2 Kings 23:12He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.Jeremiah 7:18The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.Jeremiah 44:18But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.”Ezekiel 7:21–22And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.Psalms 79:1The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.2 Kings 23:10He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.Psalms 74:7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.Jeremiah 8:2They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.Deuteronomy 22:8If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.2 Chronicles 33:3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.Jeremiah 44:5But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.Acts 7:42But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?Ezekiel 20:28When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.2 Kings 23:14He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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