Jeremiah 19:12
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 in other translations
| BSB | This is what I will do to this place and to its residents, declares the LORD. I will make this city like Topheth. |
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| WEB | This is what I will do to this place,” says the LORD, “and to its inhabitants, even making this city as Topheth. |
| ASV | Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Topheth: |
| YLT | so I do to this place--an affirmation of Jehovah--and to its inhabitants, so as to make this city as Tophet; |
| DARBY | Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, and make this city as Topheth. |
| BBE | This is what I will do to this place, says the Lord, and to its people, making this town like Topheth: |
| Webster | Thus will I do to this place, saith the LORD, and to its inhabitants, and even make this city as Tophet: |
What does Jeremiah 19:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 19:10-15
The potter's vessel, after it is hardened, can never be pieced again when it is broken. And as the bottle was broken, so shall Judah and Jerusalem be broken by the Chaldeans. No human hand can repair it; but if they return to the Lord he will heal. As they filled Tophet with the slain sacrificed to their idols, so will God fill the whole city with the slain that shall fall as sacrifices to his justice. Whatever men…
Jeremiah 19:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 19:12
- Jeremiah 10:13
When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
- Jeremiah 11:5
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.
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Context
- Jeremiah 19:11
And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
- Jeremiah 19:12
Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:
- Jeremiah 19:13
And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
Jeremiah 19:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así haré á este lugar, dice Jehová, y á sus moradores, poniendo esta ciudad como Topheth. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je ferai ainsi à ce lieu, dit l’ Éternel, et à ses habitants, pour rendre cette ville semblable à Topheth; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Also werde ich diesem Orte tun, spricht Jehova, und seinen Bewohnern, um diese Stadt dem Topheth gleich zu machen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sic faciam loco huic, ait Dominus, et habitatoribus ejus, et ponam civitatem istam sicut Topheth. |