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 This phrase (Heb “Oracle of the
8 tn Heb “it will no longer be called to this place Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom but the Valley of Slaughter.”
10 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.
11 tn Heb “the host of heaven.”