Jeremiah 19:6

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
days	יָמִ֤ים ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
come	בָּאִים֙ ba.'Im	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
place	לַמָּק֨וֹם la.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
called	יִקָּרֵא֩ yi.ka.Re'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Tophet	הַתֹּ֖פֶת ha.To.fet	H8612	Topheth · definite article + proper noun, a place name
valley	וְגֵ֣יא ve.Gei'	H1516	a gorge (from its lofty sides · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · proper noun, a place name
Hinnom	הִנֹּ֑ם hi.Nom	H2011	Hinnom · proper noun, a place name
valley	גֵּ֥יא gei'	H1516	a gorge (from its lofty sides · noun, common both genders singular construct
slaughter	הַהֲרֵגָֽה ha.ha.re.Gah	H2028	slaughter · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Joshua 15:8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up…
Isaiah 30:33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the…
Jeremiah 19:2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell th…
Jeremiah 7:32-33 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 valle…
Jeremiah 19:11 And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 19:1-9

The corruption of man having made it necessary that precept should be upon precept, and line upon line (so unapt are we to receive, and so very apt to let slip, the things of God), the grace of God has provided that there shall be, accordingly, precept upon precept, and line upon line, that those who are irreclaimable may be inexcusable. For this reason the prophet is here sent with a message to the same purport with what he had often delivered, but with some circumstances that might make it the more taken notice of, a thing which ministers should study, for a little circumstance may sometimes be a great advantage, and those that would win souls must be wise. I. He must take of the elders an…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 19:6

no more . . . Tophet--from Hebrew, toph, "drum"; for in sacrificing children to Molech drums were beaten to drown their cries. Thus the name indicated the joy of the people at the fancied propitiation of the god by this sacrifice; in antithesis to its joyless name subsequently. valley of slaughter--It should be the scene of slaughter, no longer of children, but of men; not of "innocents" (Jer 19:4), but of those who richly deserved their fate. The city could not be assailed without first occupying the valley of Hinnom, in which was the only fountain: hence arose the violent battle there.

John Gill on Jeremiah 19:6

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord,.... Or, "are coming" (o); a little while and it will come to pass, what follows; to which a "behold" is prefixed, as calling for attention and admiration, as well as to assure of the certain performance of it: that this place shall no more be called Tophet: as it had been, from the beating of drums in it, that the cries and shrieks of infants burnt in the fire might not be heard by their parents: nor the valley of the son of Hinnom; which was its name in the times of Joshua, and long before it was called Tophet; but now it should have neither names: but the valley of slaughter; or, "of the slain", as the Targum; from the multitude of those…

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The Church Fathers

(Verse 6.) Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when this place shall no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. LXX: Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when this place shall no longer be called ruin and πολυάνδριον (multiplicity) of the son of Hinnom, but πολυάνδριον (multiplicity) of slaughter. The valley of the son of Hinnom, which is called Gehenna in Hebrew (), from which it is thought to be named Gehenna, as we have said above. But I wonder what the meaning of the number 70 is for Topheth (), which means the place of ruin, and for the valley, πολυάνδριον, which signifies a multitude of men, unless it is because the people there have fallen and a multitude of men have been slain, either spiritually, in the error of idolatry, or literally, by the Babylonian army, as is more clearly stated in the following passage.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Dictionary and topics

Bottle — A vessel made of skins for holding wine (Josh. 9:4. 13; 1 Sam. 16:20; Matt. 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37, 38), or milk (Judg. 4:19), or water (Gen. 21:14, 15, 19), or strong drink (Hab. 2:15).…
Gehenna — (originally Ge bene Hinnom; i.e., “the valley of the sons of Hinnom”), a deep, narrow glen to the south of Jerusalem, where the idolatrous Jews offered their children in sacrifice to Molech (2 Chr.…
Topheth — and once To’phet (place of burning), was in the southeast extremity of the “valley of the son of Hinnom,” (Jeremiah 7:31) which is “by the entry of the east gate.” (Jeremiah 19:2) The locality of…
Idolatry · .Human sacrifices — .Human sacrifices
Instruction · Potter’s vessel — Potter’s vessel
Murder · Punishment of — Punishment of
Tophet · Jewish children passed through the fire to the god Molech in — Jewish children passed through the fire to the god Molech in

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Jeremiah 19:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 19:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 19:6

John Gill on Jeremiah 19:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 19:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 19:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 19:6

John Gill on Jeremiah 19:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 19:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 19:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 19:6

Rashi on Jeremiah 19:4