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Jeremiah 19:11

Topheth
Judgment

9 I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’

10 Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,

and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.

12 This is what I will do to this place and to its residents, declares the LORD. I will make this city like Topheth.

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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BSB
and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
KJV
And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
WEB
and shall tell them, ‘The LORD of Armies says: “Even so I will break this people and this city as one breaks a potter’s vessel, that can’t be made whole again. They will bury in Topheth until there is no place to bury.
ASV
and shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter`s vessel, that cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place to bury.
DARBY
and shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again. And they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place to bury.
BLB
And you shall say to them—thus says YHWH of Hosts: Like this I will break this people and this city, just like one breaks a potter’s vessel, which is not able to be made whole again; and in Tophet they shall bury [them], until [there is] no place to bury.
ÅB
og du skal si til dem: Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Slik vil jeg knuse dette folk og denne by, som en knuser et pottemakerkar som ikke kan gjøres i stand igjen; og i Tofet skal de begrave folk fordi det ellers ikke er plass til å begrave.
OTB
og si til dem: 'Dette sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg vil knuse dette folket og denne byen slik man knuser en pottemakerkrukke, som ikke kan repareres; og de vil begrave sine døde i Tofet til det ikke er mer plass.
B1930
og du skal si til dem: Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Således vil jeg knuse dette folk og denne by, som en knuser et pottemakerkar som ikke kan gjøres i stand igjen; og i Tofet skal de begrave folk fordi det ellers ikke er plass til å begrave.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 2:9

    You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

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  • Isaiah 30:14

    It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”

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  • Lamentations 4:2

    How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!

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  • Revelation 2:27

    He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery —just as I have received authority from My Father.

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  • Jeremiah 13:14

    I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”

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