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Jeremiah 7

Jeremiah 7:32

The Valley of Slaughter · Jeremiah 7:30–34
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Translations

Modern
So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
Traditional
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
Literal
Therefore, behold, the days are coming, a declaration of YHWH, and it will no longer called Tophet, or the Valley of the son of Hinnom, but instead the Valley of Slaughter, and they will bury in Tophet until there is no room!
Latin
Ideo ecce dies venient, dicit Dominus, et non dicetur amplius Topheth, et vallis filii Ennom, sed vallis interfectionis: et sepelient in Topheth, eo quod non sit locus.

Original

Hebrew
English
So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.

Notes

Jeremiah 7:30–34

The valley of Ben-Hinnom started on the west side of Jerusalem and continued around the south side. This narrow, steep valley opened into the Kidron Valley and served as the city's garbage dump and graveyard. The bodies of the poor, whether murdered or dead from disease, were dumped there. Child sacrifice, a practice completely abhorrent to the Lord (see 2 Chronicles 28:3; 33:6), also took place there. The valley was known as Topheth (2 Kings 23:10; Isaiah 30:33), possibly referring to ritual drums (Hebrew top) or sacrificial fires (tap) used there.

In the New Testament, it is called Gehenna, and Jesus compared hell to the fire that burned continuously in that valley (see study note on Matthew 5:29). Soon, it would be known as the Valley of Slaughter because the siege and destruction of Jerusalem, which lasted from 588 to 586 BC, would fill the valley with the bodies of the slain.

Jeremiah 7:30–8:3

This message announced death for the people of Judah. It came true with the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

Events

Places

Topheth: Site of pagan child sacrifice, south of Jerusalem

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Gehenna Hell Jeremiah (Person) Temple Topheth

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Burial: Burying Places in Valleys Condescension of God: Expostulates with Backsliding Israel Hinnom: Children offered in Sacrifice In Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Jerusalem of the Destruction of Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Tophet: Jewish Children Passed Through the Fire to the God Molech In Valleys: Hinnom or Tophet