Jeremiah 19:12-13

19:12 I, the Lord, say: ¹  ‘That is how I will deal with this city and its citizens. I will make it like Topheth. 19:13 The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled by dead bodies ²  just like this place, Topheth. For they offered sacrifice to the stars ³  and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the roofs of those houses.’”

[19:12]  ¹ tn This phrase (Heb “Oracle of the Lord”) has been handled this way on several occasions when it occurs within first person addresses where the Lord is the speaker. See, e.g., 16:16; 17:24; 18:6.

[19:13]  ² 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.

[19:13]  ³ tn Heb “the host of heaven.”