2 Kings 23:10
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10 And he defiled (A)Topheth, which is in (B)the Valley of the [a]Son of Hinnom, (C)that no man might make his son or his daughter (D)pass through the fire to Molech.
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- 2 Kings 23:10 Kt. Sons
Isaiah 30:33
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33 (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.
Jeremiah 19:6
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6 therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that this place shall no more be called Tophet or (A)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
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Jeremiah 7:31-32
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31 And they have built the (A)high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to (B)burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, (C)which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart.
32 “Therefore behold, (D)the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when it will no more be called Tophet, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; (E)for they will bury in Tophet until there is no room.
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Leviticus 18:21
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21 And you shall not let any of your descendants (A)pass through (B)the fire to (C)Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
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Jeremiah 32:35
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35 And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to (A)cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to (B)Molech, (C)which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.’
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Joshua 15:8
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8 And the border went up (A)by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the (B)Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley (C)of [a]Rephaim northward.
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- Joshua 15:8 Lit. Giants
Jeremiah 19:11-13
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11 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot be [a]made whole again; and they shall (B)bury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury. 12 Thus I will do to this place,” says the Lord, “and to its inhabitants, and make this city like Tophet. 13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled (C)like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose (D)roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and (E)poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ”
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- Jeremiah 19:11 restored
Deuteronomy 18:10
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10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter (A)pass[a] through the fire, (B)or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
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- Deuteronomy 18:10 Be burned as an offering to an idol
Matthew 5:22
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22 But I say to you that (A)whoever is angry with his brother [a]without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, (B)‘Raca!’[b] shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, [c]‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of [d]hell fire.
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- Matthew 5:22 NU omits without a cause
- Matthew 5:22 Lit., in Aram., Empty head
- Matthew 5:22 Gr. More
- Matthew 5:22 Gr. Gehenna
Ezekiel 23:37-39
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37 For they have committed adultery, and (A)blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and even sacrificed their sons (B)whom they bore to Me, passing them through the fire, to devour them. 38 Moreover they have done this to Me: They have (C)defiled My sanctuary on the same day and (D)profaned My Sabbaths. 39 For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed (E)thus they have done in the midst of My house.
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Ezekiel 20:31
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31 For when you offer (A)your gifts and make your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,” says the Lord God, “I will (B)not be inquired of by you.
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Ezekiel 20:26
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26 and I pronounced them unclean because of their ritual gifts, in that they caused all [a]their firstborn to pass (A)through the fire, that I might make them desolate and that they (B)might know that I am the Lord.” ’
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- Ezekiel 20:26 Lit. that open the womb
Ezekiel 16:21
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21 that you have slain My children and offered them up to them by causing them to pass through the (A)fire?
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Jeremiah 19:2
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2 And go out to (A)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the Potsherd Gate; and proclaim there the words that I will tell you,
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2 Chronicles 33:6
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6 (A)Also he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom; he practiced (B)soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and (C)consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.
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2 Chronicles 28:3
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3 He burned incense in (A)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned (B)his children in the (C)fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had (D)cast out before the children of Israel.
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2 Kings 21:6
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6 (A)Also he made his son pass through the fire, practiced (B)soothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.
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2 Kings 17:17
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17 (A)And they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, (B)practiced witchcraft and soothsaying, and (C)sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.
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2 Kings 16:3
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3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; indeed (A)he made his son pass through the fire, according to the (B)abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out from before the children of Israel.
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1 Kings 11:7
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7 (A)Then Solomon built a [a]high place for (B)Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on (C)the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon.
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- 1 Kings 11:7 A place for pagan worship
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