Verse 5

Jeremiah 19:5

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5 and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/בָנ֞וּ אֶת בָּמ֣וֹת הַ/בַּ֗עַל לִ/שְׂרֹ֧ף אֶת בְּנֵי/הֶ֛ם בָּ/אֵ֖שׁ עֹל֣וֹת לַ/בָּ֑עַל אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא צִוִּ֨יתִי֙ וְ/לֹ֣א דִבַּ֔רְתִּי וְ/לֹ֥א עָלְתָ֖ה עַל לִבִּֽ/י

English Translation

And we built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in fire as offerings to Baal, which I did not command, nor spoke of, and it did not come to my mind.

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Chapter 19 Context

1 Thus said Jehovah, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and... Focus ↗

2 and go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and pr... Focus ↗

3 and say, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Thus saith Jeh... Focus ↗

4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto oth... Focus ↗

5 and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt offerings unto Baal...

6 therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, no... Focus ↗

7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall... Focus ↗

8 And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; everyone that passeth thereby shall be ast... Focus ↗

9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters; and they shal... Focus ↗

10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, Focus ↗

11 and shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city... Focus ↗

12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city... Focus ↗

13 and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as th... Focus ↗

14 Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither Jehovah had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court... Focus ↗

15 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon this city and upo... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 19 (15 verses)
Version: American Standard Version Byzantine Text

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