Jeremiah 19:13-15
New English Translation
13 The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled by dead bodies[a] just like this place, Topheth. For they offered sacrifice to the stars[b] and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the roofs of those houses.’”
14 Then Jeremiah left Topheth where the Lord had sent him to give that prophecy. He went to the Lord’s temple and stood[c] in its courtyard and called out to all the people. 15 “The Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,[d] says, ‘I will soon bring on this city and all the towns surrounding it[e] all the disaster I threatened to do to it. I will do so because they have stubbornly refused[f] to pay any attention to what I have said!’”
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- Jeremiah 19:13 tn The phrase “by dead bodies” is not in the text but is implicit from the context. It is supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Jeremiah 19:13 tn Heb “the host of heaven.”
- Jeremiah 19:14 tn Heb “And Jeremiah entered from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.”
- Jeremiah 19:15 tn Heb “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel.”sn See the study notes on 2:19 and 7:3 for explanation of this title.
- Jeremiah 19:15 tn Heb “all its towns.”
- Jeremiah 19:15 tn Heb “They hardened [or made stiff] their neck so as not to.”
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