Jeremiah 7:31-33

7:31 They have also built places of worship ¹  in a place called Topheth ²  in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that they can sacrifice their sons and daughters by fire. That is something I never commanded them to do! Indeed, it never even entered my mind to command such a thing! ³  7:32 So, watch out!” ⁴  says the Lord. “The time will soon come when people will no longer call those places Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom. But they will call that valley ⁵  the Valley of Slaughter and they will bury so many people in Topheth they will run out of room. ⁶  7:33 Then the dead bodies of these people will be left on the ground for the birds and wild animals to eat. ⁷  There will not be any survivors to scare them away.

¹ tn Heb “high places.”

² tn Heb “the high places of [or in] Topheth.”

³ tn Heb “It never entered my heart.” The words “to command such a thing” do not appear in the Hebrew but are added for the sake of clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “Therefore, behold!”

⁵ tn Heb “it will no longer be said ‘Topheth’ or ‘the Valley of Ben Hinnom’ but ‘the valley of slaughter.’

⁶ tn Heb “And they will bury in Topheth so there is not room.”

⁷ tn Heb “Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.”