Jeremiah 19:13-14

19:13 The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled by dead bodies ¹  just like this place, Topheth. For they offered sacrifice to the stars ²  and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the roofs of those houses.’”

19:14 Then Jeremiah left Topheth where the Lord had sent him to give that prophecy. He went to the Lord’s temple and stood ³  in its courtyard and called out to all the people.

¹ tn The words “by dead bodies” is not in the text but is implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “the host of heaven.”

³ 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.”