Jeremiah 19 · Verse 5

Jeremiah 19:5

They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
Jeremiah 19:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 19:5 in other translations

BSBThey have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.
WEBand have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I didn’t command, nor speak, which didn’t even enter into my mind.
ASVand have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
YLTand have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons with fire, burnt-offerings to Baal, that I commanded not, nor spake of, nor did it come up on My heart.
DARBYand they have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire as burnt-offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it up into my mind:
BBEAnd they have put up the high places of the Baal, burning their sons in the fire; a thing which was not ordered by me, and it was never in my mind:
WebsterThey have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt-offerings to Baal, which I commanded not, nor spoke it, neither came it into my mind:

What does Jeremiah 19:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. commanded not--nay, more, I commanded the opposite (Le 18:21; see Jr 7:31, 32).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Offerings unto Baal - A general name for all the popular idols; Baal, Moloch, Ashtaroth, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 19:1-9

By the type of breaking an earthen vessel, Jeremiah is to predict the destruction of Judah. Verses 1-9 The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. Both rulers and ruled must attend to it. That place which holiness made the joy of the whole earth, sin made the reproach and shame of the whole earth. There is no fleeing from God's justice, but by fleeing to his mercy.

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 19:1-9 →

Jeremiah 19:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבָנ֞וּu.va.Nuand they have builtH1129
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בָּמ֣וֹתba.Mot[the] high places ofH1116
הַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'al<the> BaalH1168
לִשְׂרֹ֧ףlis.Rofto burnH8313
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.Hemchildren theirH1121
בָּאֵ֖שׁba.'Eshin the fireH784
עֹל֣וֹתo.Lotburnt offeringsH5930
לַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alto <the> BaalH1168
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
צִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiI commandedH6680
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
דִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI spokeH1696
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
עָלְתָ֖ה'al.Tahit came upH5927
עַל\־'al-onH5921
לִבִּֽי\׃\ \פli.Biheart myH3820

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Cross references for Jeremiah 19:5

  • Jeremiah 32:35

    And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

  • Deuteronomy 12:31

    Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

  • Psalms 106:37-38

    Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

  • Leviticus 18:21

    And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 7:31-32

    And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.

  • Ezekiel 16:20-21

    Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?

  • 2 Kings 17:17

    And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

  • Ezekiel 38:10

    Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

  • Daniel 2:29

    As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

  • Numbers 22:41

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.

  • Ezekiel 20:26

    And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:3

    Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the high.
Nu 22:41
to burn.
7:31; De 12:31; 2Ki 17:17; 2Ch 28:3; Ps 106:37,38; Eze 16:20,21
Eze 20:26
which.
7:31,32; 32:35; Le 18:21
neither.
Eze 38:10; Da 2:29

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Context

  • Jeremiah 19:4

    Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;

  • Jeremiah 19:5

    They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:

  • Jeremiah 19:6

    Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.

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Jeremiah 19:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y edificaron alto á Baal, para quemar con fuego sus hijos en holocaustos al mismo Baal; cosa que no les mandé, ni hablé, ni me vino al pensamiento.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ont bâti les hauts lieux de Baal, pour brûler au feu leurs fils en holocauste à Baal; ce que je n’ai point commandé, et dont je n’ai point parlé, et qui ne m’est point monté au cœur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und die Höhen des Baal gebaut, um ihre Kinder als Brandopfer für den Baal im Feuer zu verbrennen, was ich nicht geboten noch geredet habe und mir nicht in den Sinn gekommen ist:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et ædificaverunt excelsa Baalim, ad comburendos filios suos igni in holocaustum Baalim: quæ non præcepi, nec locutus sum, nec ascenderunt in cor meum.