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Its fire pit has been made deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a> Topheth—the place of burning— has long been ready for the Assyrian king; the pyre is piled high with wood. The breath of the LORD, like fire from a volcano, will set it ablaze. <a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a> For Tophet was established of old, Yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made it deep and large; Its pyre is fire with much wood; The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, Kindles it. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For Topheth has long been ready, Indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, A pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> For Topheth has long been ready, Indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, A pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For Topheth has long been ready, Indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, A pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For Topheth has long been ready, Indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, A pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of Yahweh, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire. <a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For Topheth [in Hinnom] has long been ready; Indeed, it has been prepared for the [Assyrian] king. He has made it deep and wide, A pit of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a river of brimstone (blazing sulfur), kindles and fans it. <a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Indeed! Topheth has been ready for the king for a long time. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, kindles it. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Indeed! Topheth has been ready for the king for a long time now. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of brimstone, kindles it. <a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Long ago the LORD got a place ready for burning the body of the dead king. The place for the fire is deep and wide, the wood is piled high, and the LORD will start the fire by breathing out flaming sulfur. <a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Topheth was prepared long ago. It was made ready for the king. It was made deep and wide and piled high with plenty of burning logs. The LORD's breath will be like a flood of burning sulfur, setting it on fire. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> Long ago a place was prepared where a huge fire will burn the emperor of Assyria. It is deep and wide, and piled high with wood. The LORD will breathe out a stream of flame to set it on fire. <a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> For the Fire Pit has long been prepared; truly it is for the king; it will indeed be made ready. And its pyre will be deep and wide, with abundant fire and wood. Like a stream of burning sulfur, the breath of the LORD will set it ablaze. <a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a> For the burial place is already prepared; it has been made deep and wide for the king. The firewood is piled high on it. The LORD's breath, like a stream flowing with brimstone, will ignite it. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, for the king it is made ready. He has made its pyre deep and large with fire and much wood. The LORD's breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For Tophet is ordained of old; yes, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile of it is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. <a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. Yahweh’s breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For Tophet is arranged from former time, "" Even it is prepared for the king, "" He has made deep, "" He has made large, "" Its pile [is] fire and much wood, "" The breath of YHWH, "" As a stream of brimstone, is burning in it! <a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For, arranged from former time is Tophet, Even it for the king is prepared, He hath made deep, He hath made large, Its pile is fire and much wood, The breath of Jehovah, As a stream of brim stone, is burning in it! <a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For tophet was set in order from yesterday; also it was prepared; for the king, he made deep, he made broad, its pile fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah as a torrent of pitch burned upon it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For Topheth is prepared from yesterday, prepared by the king, deep, and wide. The nourishment thereof is fire and much wood: the breath of the Lord as a torrent of brimstone kindling it. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For a burning place, deep and wide, has been prepared from yesterday, prepared by the King. Its nourishment is fire and much wood. The breath of the Lord, like a torrent of brimstone, kindles it. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a> For his tophet has long been ready, truly it is prepared for the king; His firepit made both deep and wide, with fire and firewood in abundance, And the breath of the LORD, like a stream of sulfur, setting it afire. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For his burning place has long been prepared; truly it is made ready for the king, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For he has prepared his punishment of old; yea, it is prepared to be executed; he has made it deep and large in his dwelling place; the wood and the fire are plentiful; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, does kindle it. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because he prepared his provision before the days, also this one is prepared to reign, and he went deep and expanded the house of his dwelling. The wood and fire are abundant, and the breath of LORD JEHOVAH is like a torrent and brimstone that is burning in it <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For a hearth is ordered of old; Yea, for the king it is prepared, Deep and large; The pile thereof is fire and much wood; The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. <a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For thou shalt be required before thy time: has it been prepared for thee also to reign? nay, God has prepared for thee a deep trench, wood piled, fire and much wood: the wrath of the Lord shall be as a trench kindled with sulphur. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6516" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">God's Mercies</a> …32And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished. 33<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/8613.htm" title="8613: tā·p̄ə·teh (N-proper-fs) -- Probably a form of Topheth; Tophteh, a place of cremation.">Topheth</a> <a href="/hebrew/865.htm" title="865: mê·’eṯ·mūl (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Heretofore, definitely yesterday. Or tithmowl; or methmuwl; probably from 'eth or 'eth and muwl; heretofore; definitely yesterday.">has long</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: ‘ā·rūḵ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">been prepared;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: hū·ḵān (V-Hofal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">has been made ready</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lam·me·leḵ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">for the king.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4071.htm" title="4071: mə·ḏu·rā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A pile (of wood). Or mdurah; from duwr in the sense of accumulation; a pile of fuel.">Its funeral pyre</a> <a href="/hebrew/6009.htm" title="6009: he‘·mîq (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be deep. A primitive root; to be deep.">is deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/7337.htm" title="7337: hir·ḥiḇ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be or grow wide or large. A primitive root; to broaden.">and wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: har·bêh (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">with plenty of</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: wə·‘ê·ṣîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">and wood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5397.htm" title="5397: niš·maṯ (N-fsc) -- Breath. From nasham; a puff, i.e. Wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. Or an animal.">The breath</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.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: kə·na·ḥal (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">like a torrent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1614.htm" title="1614: gā·p̄ə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- Brimstone. Probably feminine of gopher; properly, cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur.">of burning sulfur,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: bō·‘ă·rāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">sets it ablaze.</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a> But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a> Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a> And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8-9</a> in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, <a href="/matthew/13-42.htm">Matthew 13:42</a> And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10-11</a> he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” <a href="/mark/9-43.htm">Mark 9:43-48</a> 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. ... <a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Luke 16:23-24</a> In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. / So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’ <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Jeremiah 19:5-6</a> 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. / 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. <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a> I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. <a href="/ezekiel/39-6.htm">Ezekiel 39:6</a> I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> “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.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For Tophet is ordained of old; yes, for the king it is prepared; he has made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, does kindle it.Tophet<a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31,32</a> 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… <a href="/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6,11-14</a> 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… ordained<a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a> Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:<a href="/1_peter/1-8.htm">1 Peter 1:8</a> 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:<a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a> For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.of old.<a href="/hebrews/13-8.htm">Hebrews 13:8</a> Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.for the king<a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-20</a> Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations… <a href="/isaiah/37-38.htm">Isaiah 37:38</a> And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.<a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Ezekiel 32:22,23</a> Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword: … the breath<a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27,28</a> Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire: … <a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a> Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;<a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Psalm 40:5,6</a> Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Brimstone</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Hearth</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Kindles</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Large</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-24.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Pile</a> <a href="/songs/3-8.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/psalms/11-6.htm">Sulfur</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-14.htm">Tophet</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">Topheth</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Brimstone</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-12.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-9.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-22.htm">Hearth</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Kindles</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Large</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Pile</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-4.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Sulfur</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Tophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Topheth</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 30</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">And contempt of God's word</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">God's mercies toward his church</a> 27. <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria</a> </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'; 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Topheth, located in the Valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem, was historically associated with child sacrifices to the pagan god Molech. This place became a symbol of judgment and divine wrath. The preparation of Topheth signifies God's longstanding plan for judgment against sin and rebellion. The imagery of preparation suggests intentionality and inevitability, reflecting God's sovereign justice.it has been made ready for the king. The "king" here likely refers to the Assyrian king, representing the enemies of God's people. This phrase underscores the certainty of divine judgment against those who oppose God. Historically, Assyria was a dominant power threatening Israel and Judah, and this prophecy assures that even mighty rulers are subject to God's justice.Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, The description of the funeral pyre as "deep and wide" emphasizes the thoroughness and completeness of the judgment. In ancient times, a funeral pyre was used for burning the dead, symbolizing the total destruction of the wicked. This imagery conveys the inescapable and all-encompassing nature of God's judgment.with plenty of fire and wood. The abundance of fire and wood signifies the intensity and sufficiency of the judgment. Fire is often used in Scripture as a symbol of purification and destruction. The plentiful resources for the pyre indicate that God's judgment is both adequate and overwhelming, leaving no room for escape or survival.The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze. The "breath of the LORD" represents His divine power and authority. The comparison to "burning sulfur" evokes the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, highlighting the severity and finality of divine judgment. This imagery connects to the broader biblical theme of God's holiness and the ultimate accountability of all creation to His righteous standards.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/topheth.htm">Topheth</a> A location in the Valley of Hinnom, historically associated with child sacrifices to the god Molech. It symbolizes a place of judgment and destruction. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_king.htm">The King</a> While not explicitly named, this likely refers to the Assyrian king or any earthly ruler opposing God's will, symbolizing those who stand against God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God of Israel, whose breath is depicted as a consuming fire, symbolizing divine judgment and power. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_pyre.htm">The Pyre</a> Represents the prepared place of judgment, deep and wide, indicating the thoroughness and inevitability of God's judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/b/brimstone.htm">Brimstone</a> A symbol of divine wrath and purification, often associated with judgment in biblical literature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Divine Judgment</a> God's judgment is prepared and certain for those who oppose Him. Just as Topheth was prepared, so is the judgment for those who reject God's authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> The breath of the LORD symbolizes His ultimate power and control over all creation. Believers can trust in God's sovereignty even amidst worldly chaos. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The imagery of fire and brimstone serves as a warning to turn away from sin and idolatry. It is a call to repentance and alignment with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a> God's holiness demands justice. Understanding His nature should lead believers to live in reverence and obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_salvation.htm">The Assurance of Salvation</a> For believers, the judgment of God is a reminder of the salvation offered through Christ, who bore the wrath of God on our behalf.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 30</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_main_trinitarian_heresies.htm">What is Topheth in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_topheth_in_the_bible.htm">What is Topheth in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_30_33's_topheth_align_with_other_biblical_punishments.htm">Why does Isaiah 30:33 describe a place of burning (Topheth), and does this align or conflict with other biblical references to punishment?</a> <a href="/q/can_god_be_seen_(ex._33_20_vs._gen._32_30).htm">Can God be seen? (Exodus 33:20 vs. Genesis 32:30)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) Tophet is ordained of old.--Literally, the Tophet, or place of burning, with perhaps the secondary sense of "a place of loathing." Tophet was the name given to the Valley of Hinnom, outside Jerusalem, where, within the memory of living men, Ahaz had made his son to pass through the fire to Moloch (<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm" title="But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.">2Kings 16:3</a>), and where like sacrifices had taken place up to the time of Hezekiah's accession. "The king" is, of course, the king of Assyria; but the Hebrew, "for the melek," suggests a sarcastic reference to the god there worshipped, as if it were "for Moloch." There was to be a great sacrifice of the Melek to the Moloch, who was as a mighty king (the name of the Ammonite god being a dialectic form of the Hebrew Melek) exulting in his victims. (Comp. for the idea <a href="/isaiah/31-9.htm" title="And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, said the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.">Isaiah 31:9</a>.)The pile thereof is fire and much wood.--The word seems partly literal, and partly figurative. The king of Assyria, though he did not die at Jerusalem, is represented as burnt with stately ceremonial in Tophet. Probably, as a matter of fact, it was the burial place of the corpses that were lying round the city after the pestilence had destroyed the Assyrian army, and they were literally burnt there. For such a Moloch funeral, making the valley of Hinnom then, as it afterwards became, a fit type of Gehenna, a trench deep and wide and a mighty pyre were needed. Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/19-12.htm" title="Thus will I do to this place, said the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:">Jeremiah 19:12</a>, where like words are spoken of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - For Tophet is ordained of old; rather, for a Tophet has been long since prepared. A "Tophet" is a place of burning, probably derived from the Aryan root tap or taph, found in Greek τάφος τέφρα, Latin tep-idus, Sanskrit tap, Persian taphtan. The name was specially attached to a particular spot in the Valley of Hinnom, where sacrifices were offered to Moloch (<a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6, 11</a>, etc.); but Isaiah seems to use it generically, as if there were many Tophets. For the king it is prepared; literally, it also is prepared for the king - in the Hebrew "for the moloch," which is the same word as "Moloch," who was looked upon by his worshippers as "the king" ςκατς ἐξοχήν. Isaiah means to say, "As the Tophet of the Vale of Hinnom is prepared for a king (Moloch), so this new Tophet is prepared for another king (the King of Assyria)." He hath made it deep and large - a vast burning-place for a vast multitude (<a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a>), with the fire and the wood ready, only awaiting the breath of Jehovah to kindle it. As the bodies of great malefactors were burnt (<a href="/joshua/7-25.htm">Joshua 7:25</a>), and not buried, so the prophet consigns to a great burning the hundred and eighty-five thousand Assyrian corpses, of which it would soon be necessary to dispose in some way. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Topheth תָּפְתֶּ֔ה (tā·p̄ə·teh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8613.htm">Strong's 8613: </a> Topheth -- a place of burning, probably the same as Topheth has long מֵֽאֶתְמוּל֙ (mê·’eṯ·mūl) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_865.htm">Strong's 865: </a> Heretofore, definitely yesterday been prepared; עָר֤וּךְ (‘ā·rūḵ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> To set in a, row, arrange, put in order it has been made ready הוּכָ֖ן (hū·ḵān) Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> To be erect for the king. לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Its funeral pyre מְדֻרָתָ֗הּ (mə·ḏu·rā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4071.htm">Strong's 4071: </a> A pile (of wood) is deep הֶעְמִ֣יק (he‘·mîq) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6009.htm">Strong's 6009: </a> To be, deep and wide, הִרְחִ֑ב (hir·ḥiḇ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7337.htm">Strong's 7337: </a> To be or grow wide or large with plenty of הַרְבֵּ֔ה (har·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great fire אֵ֤שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire and wood. וְעֵצִים֙ (wə·‘ê·ṣîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood The breath נִשְׁמַ֤ת (niš·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5397.htm">Strong's 5397: </a> A puff, wind, angry, vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect, an animal of the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel like a torrent כְּנַ֣חַל (kə·na·ḥal) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft of brimstone, גָּפְרִ֔ית (gā·p̄ə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1614.htm">Strong's 1614: </a> Cypress-resin, sulphur sets it ablaze. בֹּעֲרָ֖ה (bō·‘ă·rāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:33 For his burning place has long been (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 31:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 31:1" /></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>