Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I did not command or mention, nor did it enter my mind. New Living Translation They have built pagan shrines to Baal, and there they burn their sons as sacrifices to Baal. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing! English Standard Version and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into my mind— Berean Standard Bible They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind. King James Bible They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind: New King James Version (they have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or speak, nor did it come into My mind), New American Standard Bible and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I did not command nor speak of, nor did it ever enter My mind; NASB 1995 and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter My mind; NASB 1977 and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter My mind; Legacy Standard Bible and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever come upon My heart, Amplified Bible and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter My mind (heart); Christian Standard Bible They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, something I have never commanded or mentioned; I never entertained the thought. Holman Christian Standard Bible They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, something I have never commanded or mentioned; I never entertained the thought. American Standard Version and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they built high places to Baal to burn their children in a burning fire to Baal, that I have not commanded, neither have I spoken, nor did I bring to my heart Brenton Septuagint Translation and built high places for Baal, to burn their children in the fire, which things I commanded not, neither did I design them in my heart: Douay-Rheims Bible And they have built the high places of Baalim, to burn their children with fire for a holocaust to Baalim: which I did not command, nor speak of, neither did it once come into my mind. English Revised Version and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind: GOD'S WORD® Translation They have built worship sites to burn their children as sacrifices to Baal. I didn't ask them or command them to do this. It never entered my mind. Good News Translation and they have built altars for Baal in order to burn their children in the fire as sacrifices. I never commanded them to do this; it never even entered my mind. International Standard Version They built the high places for Baal to burn their children in the fire as a burnt offering to Baal—something I didn't command, didn't say, nor did it ever enter my mind! JPS Tanakh 1917 and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spoke it, neither came it into My mind. Literal Standard Version and have built the high places of Ba‘al to burn their sons with fire, burnt-offerings to Ba‘al, that I did not command, nor spoke of, nor did it come up on My heart. Majority Standard Bible They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind. New American Bible building high places for Baal to burn their children in fire as offerings to Baal—something I never considered or said or commanded. NET Bible They have built places here for worship of the god Baal so that they could sacrifice their children as burnt offerings to him in the fire. Such sacrifices are something I never commanded them to make! They are something I never told them to do! Indeed, such a thing never even entered my mind! New Revised Standard Version and gone on building the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or decree, nor did it enter my mind; New Heart English Bible and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt offerings to Baal; which I did not command, nor spoke it, neither came it into my mind: Webster's Bible Translation They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt-offerings to Baal, which I commanded not, nor spoke it, neither came it into my mind: World English Bible and have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I didn’t command, nor speak, which didn’t even enter into my mind. Young's Literal Translation and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons with fire, burnt-offerings to Baal, that I commanded not, nor spake of, nor did it come up on My heart. Additional Translations ... Context The Broken Jar…4because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. 5They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal— something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind. 6So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.… Cross References Leviticus 18:21 You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. Numbers 22:41 The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people. 2 Kings 17:17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. Psalm 106:37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. Psalm 106:38 They shed innocent blood--the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. Jeremiah 7:31 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire--something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind. Jeremiah 32:35 They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech--something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin. Treasury of Scripture They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I commanded not, nor spoke it, neither came it into my mind: the high. Numbers 22:41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. to burn. Jeremiah 7:31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. Deuteronomy 12:31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. 2 Kings 17:17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. which. Jeremiah 7:31,32 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart… Jeremiah 32:35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. Leviticus 18:21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. neither. Ezekiel 38:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: Daniel 2:29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. Jump to Previous Baal Ba'al Built Burn Burning Burnt Burnt-Offerings Command Commanded Decree Enter Fire Heart High Mention Mind Offerings Ordered Places SomethingJump to Next Baal Ba'al Built Burn Burning Burnt Burnt-Offerings Command Commanded Decree Enter Fire Heart High Mention Mind Offerings Ordered Places SomethingJeremiah 19 1. Under the type of breaking a potter's vessel, is foreshown the desolation of the Jews(5) The high places of Baal.--Baal, as in Jeremiah 2:23, is identified with Molech, and the terms in which the guilt of the people and its punishment are described are all but identical with those of Jeremiah 7:31-32. The fact that such sacrifices were offered is indicated in Psalm 106:37-38.Verse 5. - Baal. This seems to be used loosely for Moloch (comp. on Jeremiah 2:8). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They have builtוּבָנ֞וּ (ū·ḇā·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1129: To build high places בָּמ֣וֹת (bā·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1116: An elevation to Baal הַבַּ֗עַל (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god on which to burn לִשְׂרֹ֧ף (liś·rōp̄) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8313: To be, on fire their children בְּנֵיהֶ֛ם (bə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son in the fire בָּאֵ֖שׁ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire as offerings עֹל֣וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering to Baal— לַבָּ֑עַל (lab·bā·‘al) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god something אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I never לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no commanded צִוִּ֙יתִי֙ (ṣiw·wî·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order or mentioned, דִבַּ֔רְתִּי (ḏib·bar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue nor וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no did it [ever] enter עָלְתָ֖ה (‘ā·lə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively My mind. לִבִּֽי׃ (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Links Jeremiah 19:5 NIVJeremiah 19:5 NLT Jeremiah 19:5 ESV Jeremiah 19:5 NASB Jeremiah 19:5 KJV Jeremiah 19:5 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 19:5 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 19:5 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 19:5 French Bible Jeremiah 19:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 19:5 And have built the high places (Jer.) |