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Jeremiah 19:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and [even] make this city as Tophet:

Jeremiah 19:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 19:12

Theological / Devotional

Make this city as Tophet. A graphic comparison of the ruin and destruction of the city with the Valley of Hinnom (see on v. 2). The contempt suggested by the name Tophet would be cast upon the whole city of Jerusalem (see on ch. 7:31).

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