Jeremiah 19:2
in Jeremiah 19and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee;
KJV
And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
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This verse in Jeremiah 19
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Verse 2) And go forth into the valley of the son of Ennom, which is by the entry of the earthen gate (or Charsith); and there you shall proclaim (or cry out, or read) the words that I shall speak to you. And for the earthen gate, Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion put the Hebrew word 'Harsith'. For this, the Septuagint, according to their custom of aspirating the letter 'Heth', added the Greek letter 'Chi', so that they would say 'Charsith' instead of 'Arsith', just as they say 'Chebron' for 'Hebron', and 'Jericho' for 'Jeriho'.
This site's exposition
This is what the LORD says
on Jeremiah 19:1-3
The LORD tells Jeremiah to “buy a clay jar from a potter”. He proclaims it in “the Valley of Ben-hinnom” to the kings of Judah. The warning that “the ears of all who hear of it will ring” repeats the words of 1 Samuel 3:11 and 2 Kings 21:12.
This site's exposition
go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom
The Valley of Ben-hinnom lay near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Albert Barnes records the view that this was a small gate for rubbish, and Matthew Henry calls the valley the city's common sink. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note that potters worked nearby.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And go forth into the valley of the son of Hinnom,....
Because there they should feel the sorest of their calamities; there the greatest slaughter should be made among them; and, it being the common sink of the city, let them look upon it and see what a miserable spectacle this magnificent city would be when it should be all like the valley of Tophet.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The valley ... - See Jer 7:31 note. The east gate - Others render “the pottery gate.” Two gates led into the valley of Hinnom, the Fountain-gate at the southeast corner, and the Dung-gate on the southwest side of Zion; some think that “the east gate” was neither of these, but a small or postern gate, used for throwing out rubbish, the valley having been put to this degrading use from the time that Josiah defiled it 2Ki 23:
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
MAURER translates, the "potter's gate." Through it lay the road to the valley of Hinnom (Jos 15:8). The potters there formed vessels for the use of the temple, which was close by (compare Jer 19:10, 14;
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The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָצָ֙אתָ֙ | veyatzata | and you will go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| גֵּ֣יא | gei' | [the] valley of | H1516 → | 59 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | Ben | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הִנֹּ֔ם | hinom | Hinnom | H2011 → | 13 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֕ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| פֶּ֖תַח | petach | [is at] [the] entrance of | H6607 → | 164 times |
| שַׁ֣עַר | shaar | [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הַֽחַרְסִ֑ית | hacharasut | the potsherd | H2777 → | |
| וְקָרָ֣אתָ | vekarata | and you will proclaim | H7121 → | 733 times |
| שָּׁ֔ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֖ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֲדַבֵּ֥ר | ʾadaber | I will speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
וְיָצָ֙אתָ֙and you will go out
veyatzataH3318 →1067 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
גֵּ֣יא[the] valley of
gei'H1516 →59 times
בֶן־Ben
ven-H1121 →4930 times
הִנֹּ֔םHinnom
hinomH2011 →13 times
אֲשֶׁ֕רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
פֶּ֖תַח[is at] [the] entrance of
petachH6607 →164 times
שַׁ֣עַר[the] gate of
shaarH8179 →374 times
הַֽחַרְסִ֑יתthe potsherd
hacharasutH2777 →
וְקָרָ֣אתָand you will proclaim
vekarataH7121 →733 times
שָּׁ֔םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
אֲדַבֵּ֥רI will speak
ʾadaberH1696 →1141 times
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 32:35They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered…
it leads to
- Leviticus 18:21
You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 33:6
He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 7:31
They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.
- Leviticus 18:21
Through
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.
it leads to
- Joshua 15:8
From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 30:33
For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a…
- Jeremiah 19:6
So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
- Joshua 15:8
Through
Joshua 15:8From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom…
it leads to
- Joshua 18:16
Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the…
- Joshua 18:16
Through
2 Chronicles 28:3Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 23:10
He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 23:10
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.