Jeremiah 7:31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
31 In the Valley of Ben-hinnom[a] they go on building the high places of Topheth to sacrifice their sons and daughters by fire, something I never commanded or considered.
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- 7:31 Valley of Ben-hinnom: this valley was probably south of Jerusalem. Topheth: perhaps, “fire pit.”
Jeremiah 19:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 building high places for Baal to burn their children in fire as offerings to Baal—something I never considered or said or commanded.(A)
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Psalm 106:37-38
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
37 They sacrificed to demons[a]
their own sons and daughters,
38 Shedding innocent blood,
the blood of their own sons and daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
desecrating the land with bloodshed.
Footnotes
- 106:37 Demons: Hebrew shedim occurs in parallelism with “gods” in an important inscription from Transjordan and hence can also be translated “the gods.”
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