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class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So beware, for the time is coming, says the LORD, when this garbage dump will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore, behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place shall no more be called Topheth, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />therefore, behold, days are coming,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-hinnom, but rather the valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-hinnom, but rather the valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />therefore, listen very closely, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “when this place shall no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘Therefore, look, the days are coming —this is the LORD’s declaration—when this place will no longer be called Topheth and Ben Hinnom Valley, but Slaughter Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore, take note! The days are coming"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration—"when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So watch out! Someday this place will no longer be called Topheth or Hinnom Valley. It will be called Slaughter Valley! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"That is why the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben Hinnom. Instead, it will be called Slaughter Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'"Therefore, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when this place will no longer be called Topheth, or the Valley of Hinnom, but rather the Valley of Slaughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So I, the LORD, say: "The time will soon come that people will no longer call this place Topheth or the Hinnom Valley. But they will call this valley the Valley of Slaughter!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />therefore, look, the days come," says the LORD, "that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor The Valley of Ben Hinnom, but The Valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that this place will no more be called ‘Topheth’, nor ‘The Valley of the son of Hinnom’, but ‘The valley of Slaughter’. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, days are coming,” a declaration of YHWH, “and this place is no longer called The Tophet and Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but Valley of the Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> '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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, behold, the days coming, says Jehovah, and it shall no more be called to this place Tophet, and The valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of Slaughter.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore behold the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor the valley of the son of Ennom, but the valley of slaughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when this place will no longer be called Topheth, or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, days are coming—oracle of the LORD—when this place will no longer be called Topheth, or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but rather, the Valley of Slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore the days are surely 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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when this place shall no more be called Taphat, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, behold, days are coming, says LORD JEHOVAH, and this place will not be called again Taphat and “The Valley in BarHennom”, but only “The Valley of the Slain”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when this place shall no more be called, The fall and burial-place of the son of Ennom, but, The burial-place of slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=5650" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/19.htm">The Broken Jar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>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. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">So</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">are coming,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">when this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: lam·mā·qō·wm (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·qā·rê (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">be called</a> <a href="/hebrew/8612.htm" title="8612: hat·tō·p̄eṯ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A place S. of Jer. The same as topheth; Topheth, a place near Jerusalem.">Topheth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1516.htm" title="1516: wə·ḡê (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A valley. Or gay; probably from the same root as gevah; a gorge.">or the Valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of Ben-hinnom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2011.htm" title="2011: hin·nōm (N-proper) -- A valley S.W. of Jer. Probably of foreign origin; Hinnom, apparently a Jebusite."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/1516.htm" title="1516: gê (N-csc) -- A valley. Or gay; probably from the same root as gevah; a gorge.">the Valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/2028.htm" title="2028: ha·hă·rê·ḡāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A slaughter. Feminine of hereg; slaughter.">of Slaughter.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a></span><br />He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31-32</a></span><br />They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind. / So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37-39</a></span><br />For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols. / They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths. / On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a></span><br />Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a></span><br />He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Leviticus 20:2-5</a></span><br />“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him. / And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name. / And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a></span><br />“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37-38</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. / They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10</a></span><br />Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a></span><br />You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-43.htm">Mark 9:43-48</a></span><br />If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. / where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’ / If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore, behold, the days come, said the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.</p><p class="hdg">this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Jeremiah 19:2,11</a></b></br> And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which <i>is</i> by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Jeremiah 7:32,33</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-8.htm">Joshua 15:8</a></b></br> And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same <i>is</i> Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that <i>lieth</i> before the valley of Hinnom westward, which <i>is</i> at the end of the valley of the giants northward:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Ben</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Ben-Hinnom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-19.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-6.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Hinnom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-23.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Tophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Topheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/19-12.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Ben</a> <a href="/joshua/15-8.htm">Ben-Hinnom</a> <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Hinnom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-7.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-3.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Tophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Topheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Under the type of breaking a potter's vessel, is foreshown the desolation of the Jews</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD,</b><br>This phrase introduces a prophetic declaration, a common feature in the writings of the prophets. It signals an impending event that is certain to occur, as it is spoken by the LORD. The use of "behold" serves to capture attention, emphasizing the importance and certainty of the prophecy. This phrase is often used in the Old Testament to introduce divine judgment or significant change (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Jeremiah 7:32</a>).<p><b>when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom,</b><br>Topheth and the Valley of Ben-hinnom were locations associated with idolatrous practices, including child sacrifice to the god Molech (<a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a>). The renaming signifies a transformation of the place's identity due to the forthcoming judgment. Historically, this valley was located south of Jerusalem and became synonymous with judgment and destruction. The renaming indicates a shift from a place of idolatry to one of divine retribution.<p><b>but the Valley of Slaughter.</b><br>The new name, "Valley of Slaughter," signifies the severe judgment that will befall the area. This renaming is a prophetic symbol of the destruction that will occur due to the people's sins, particularly their idolatry and injustice. The imagery of slaughter conveys the extent of the devastation that will be brought upon the inhabitants as a consequence of their actions. This transformation of the valley's identity serves as a stark warning and a call to repentance, echoing themes found throughout the prophetic literature (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Jeremiah 7:32-34</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by themes of repentance and the consequences of disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/topheth.htm">Topheth</a></b><br>A location in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, notorious for idolatrous practices, including child sacrifices to the god Molech. It symbolizes extreme rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/valley_of_ben_hinnom.htm">Valley of Ben Hinnom</a></b><br>A valley south of Jerusalem associated with idolatry and abominable practices. It later became synonymous with judgment and destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the ultimate authority and judge over Israel and all nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_valley_of_slaughter.htm">The Valley of Slaughter</a></b><br>A prophetic renaming of the Valley of Ben Hinnom, indicating the coming judgment and destruction due to the people's sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>The renaming of the valley to the "Valley of Slaughter" serves as a stark reminder of the severe consequences of turning away from God and engaging in idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The declaration "declares the LORD" emphasizes God's ultimate authority and the certainty of His judgments. Believers are reminded of the importance of aligning with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_reform.htm">Repentance and Reform</a></b><br>The historical context of Josiah's reforms highlights the possibility and necessity of repentance. Believers are encouraged to turn away from sin and seek God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The imagery of slaughter underscores the seriousness with which God views sin. It calls believers to examine their lives and remove anything that leads them away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While the passage speaks of judgment, it also points to the hope of restoration for those who repent. God's judgments are not without purpose or redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_horrors_happen_in_the_valley.htm">What horrors occur in the Valley of Slaughter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'subject_to_authorities'_mean.htm">What horrors occur in the Valley of Slaughter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_main_trinitarian_heresies.htm">What is Topheth in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_topheth_in_the_bible.htm">What is Topheth in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Tophet.</span>--See Notes on <a href="/context/jeremiah/7-31.htm" title="And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.">Jeremiah 7:31-32</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Jeremiah 7:32</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">Tophet</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the Tophet</span> (see on Jeremiah 7:31). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֞ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are coming,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמָּק֨וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">longer</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֛וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be called</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקָּרֵא֩</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·qā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Topheth</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתֹּ֖פֶת</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tō·p̄eṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8612.htm">Strong's 8612: </a> </span><span class="str2">Topheth -- a place South of Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or the valley</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגֵ֣יא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1516.htm">Strong's 1516: </a> </span><span class="str2">A valley</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ben-hinnom,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Valley</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֥יא</span> <span class="translit">(gê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1516.htm">Strong's 1516: </a> </span><span class="str2">A valley</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Slaughter.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהֲרֵגָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hă·rê·ḡāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2028.htm">Strong's 2028: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/19-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 19:6 Therefore behold the days come says Yahweh (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 19:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 19:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 19:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 19:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>