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Jeremiah 19:5

Baal
Judgment

3 saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,

4 because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.

They 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.

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.

7 And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They 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.
KJV
They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
WEB
and have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I didn’t command, nor speak, which didn’t even enter into my mind.
ASV
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:
DARBY
and they have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire as burnt-offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it up into my mind:
BLB
And they have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire [as] burnt offerings to Baal—which I did not command and did not speak, and it did not come upon My heart!
ÅB
og bygget offerhauger for Ba'al for å brenne sine sønner i ilden til brennoffer for Ba'al, noe som jeg ikke har påbudt og ikke talt om, og som ikke er oppkommet i mitt hjerte.
OTB
De har bygd Baals offerhauger for å brenne sine barn i ilden som ofre til Baal—noe jeg ikke befalte, ikke talte om, og som ikke kom opp i mitt sinn.
B1930
og bygget offerhauger for Ba'al for å brenne sine sønner i ilden til brennoffer for Ba'al, noget som jeg ikke har påbudt og ikke talt om, og som ikke er opkommet i mitt hjerte.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 32:35

    They 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:31

    You 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.

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  • Psalms 106:37–38

    They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

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  • 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.

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  • Jeremiah 7:31–32

    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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  • Ezekiel 16:20–21

    You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough?

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  • 2 Kings 17:17

    They 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.

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  • Ezekiel 38:10

    This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

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