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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.

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ASV

And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither came it into my mind.

KJV

And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבָנ֞וּu.va.Nuand they have builtH1129 →
בָּמ֣וֹתba.Mot[the] high places ofH1116 →
הַתֹּ֗פֶתha.To.fet<the> TophethH8612 →
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834 →
בְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'[is] in [the] valley ofH1516 →
בֶן־ven-BenH1121 →
הִנֹּ֔םhi.NomHinnomH2011 →
לִשְׂרֹ֛ףlis.Rofto burnH8313 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.Hemsons theirH1121 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.Hemdaughters theirH1323 →
בָּאֵ֑שׁba.'Eshin the fireH784 →
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
צִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiI commandedH6680 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
עָלְתָ֖ה'al.Tahit came upH5927 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
לִבִּֽי׃ סli.Biheart myH3820 →

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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.2 Kings 17:17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.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 My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.Leviticus 18:21You 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.Psalms 106:37They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.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.Deuteronomy 12:31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.Ezekiel 16:20You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough?Jeremiah 19:5–6They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.Psalms 106:37–38They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.Leviticus 20:1–5Then the LORD said to Moses,Jeremiah 2:23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,2 Chronicles 33:6He 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 Him to anger.Micah 6:7Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?Deuteronomy 17:3and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—Ezekiel 23:37For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.Isaiah 57:5who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?Ezekiel 20:31When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!

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