Jeremiah 19:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 19:6

4 “Because they ^ahave forsaken Me and made this an alien place, because they have burned incense in it to other gods whom neither they, their fathers, nor the kings of Judah have known, and have filled this place with ^bthe blood of the innocents

5 ^a(they have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, ^bwhich I did not command or speak, nor did it come into My mind),

6 therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that this place shall no more be called Tophet or ^athe Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.

7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, ^aand I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hands of those who seek their lives; their ^bcorpses I will give as meat for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth.

8 I will make this city ^adesolate and a hissing; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.

9 And I will cause them to eat the ^aflesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the desperation with which their enemies and those who seek their lives shall drive them to despair.” ’

10 ^a“Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you,

11 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^a“Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot be¹ made whole again; and they shall ^bbury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury.

12 Thus I will do to this place,” says the Lord, “and to its inhabitants, and make this city like Tophet.

13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled ^alike the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose ^broofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and ^cpoured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ”

14 Then Jeremiah came from Tophet, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in ^athe court of the Lord’s house and said to all the people,

15 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom that I have pronounced against it, because ^athey have stiffened their necks that they might not hear My words.’ ”

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 19:6

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American Standard Version
therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of Slaughter.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when this place shall no more be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom [son of Hinnom], but the Valley of Slaughter.

Contemporary English Version
So watch out! Someday this place will no longer be called Topheth or Hinnom Valley. It will be called Slaughter Valley!

Darby English Version
therefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor Valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter.

Good News Bible
So then, the time will come when this place will no longer be called Topheth or Hinnom Valley. Instead, it will be known as Slaughter Valley.

King James Version
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.

New American Standard Bible
therefore, behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, "when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-hinnom, but rather the valley of Slaughter."

New International Version
So beware, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when people will no longer call this place Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.

New King James Version
therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "that this place shall no more be called Tophet or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
therefore, behold, days will come," declares the LORD, "when this place will no longer have the name Topheth or the valley of Ben-hinnom, but rather the valley of Slaughter.

Revised Standard Version
therefore, behold, days are coming, says the LORD, when this place shall no more be called Topheth, or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of Slaughter.

Young's Literal Translation
`Therefore, lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and this place is not called any more, Tophet, and Valley of the son of Hinnom, but, Valley of slaughter.

New English Translation
So I, the Lord, say:¹ “The time will soon come that people will no longer call this place Topheth or the Hinnom Valley. But they will call this valley² the Valley of Slaughter!

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