Isaiah 30:33
31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
32 And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
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
- For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
- KJV
- For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
- WEB
- For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, it is prepared for the king. He has made its pyre deep and large with fire and much wood. The LORD’s breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.
- ASV
- For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
- DARBY
- For Topheth is prepared of old; for the king also it is prepared: he hath made it deep and large; its pile is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
- BLB
- For Topheth was arranged long ago—even for the king it was prepared. He has made [it] deep and large, the pile of fire and much wood. The breath of YHWH like a torrent of brimstone will set fire to it!
- ÅB
- For et ildsted er laget i stand for lenge siden; også for kongen er det laget i stand, dypt og vidt; dets bål har ild og ved i mengde; lik en svovelstrøm tenner Herrens ånde det i brann.
[^1]: Israels.
[^2]: JES 19, 11. 13. SLM 78, 12.
[^3]: 1KG 22, 27.
[^4]: påskehøytiden; 2MO 12, 42. SLM 42, 5. - OTB
- For Tofet har lenge vært forberedt; det har blitt gjort klart for kongen. Dets bål er dypt og bredt, med en overflod av ild og ved; Herrens ånde, som en strøm av brennende svovel, setter det i brann.
- B1930
- For et brandsted er laget i stand for lenge siden; også for kongen er det laget i stand, dypt og vidt; dets bål har ild og ved i mengde; lik en svovelstrøm tender Herrens ånde det i brand.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 23:10
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
Read in contextJeremiah 19:6
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.
Read in contextGenesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
Read in contextHebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Read in context1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Read in contextRevelation 19:18–20
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
Read in contextMatthew 4:22
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Read in contextJeremiah 19:11–14
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.
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