10 He defiled Topheth,(A) which is in the Valley of Hinnom,(B) so that no one could make his son or daughter pass through the fire(C) to Molech.(D)

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10 He desecrated Topheth,(A) which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom,(B) so no one could use it to sacrifice their son(C) or daughter in the fire to Molek.

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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.

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31 They have built the high places of Topheth[a](A) in the Valley of Hinnom[b](B) in order to burn their sons and daughters in the fire,(C) a thing I did not command; I never entertained the thought.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:31 Lit of the fireplace
  2. Jeremiah 7:31 A valley south of Jerusalem
  3. Jeremiah 7:31 Lit command, and it did not arise on My heart

31 They have built the high places of Topheth(A) in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(B) to burn their sons and daughters(C) in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.(D)

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31 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.

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“Therefore, take note! The days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.(A)

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So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call this place Topheth(A) or the Valley of Ben Hinnom,(B) but the Valley of Slaughter.(C)

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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.

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