Jeremiah 19 · Verse 6

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.
Jeremiah 19:6, King James Version

Jeremiah 19:6 in other translations

BSBSo behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
WEBTherefore, behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that this place will no more be called ‘Topheth’, nor ‘The Valley of the son of Hinnom’, but ‘The valley of Slaughter’.
ASVtherefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of Slaughter.
YLT‘Therefore, lo, days are coming--an affirmation of Jehovah--and this place is not called any more, Tophet, and Valley of the son of Hinnom, but, Valley of slaughter.
DARBYtherefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor Valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter.
BBEFor this cause, see, a time is coming, says the Lord, when this place will no longer be named Topheth, or, The valley of the son of Hinnom, but, The valley of Death.
WebsterTherefore 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.

What does Jeremiah 19:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. no more ... Tophet--from Hebrew, toph, "drum"; for in sacrificing children to Molech drums were beaten to drown their cries. Thus the name indicated the joy of the people at the fancied propitiation of the god by this sacrifice; in antithesis to its joyless name subsequently. valley of slaughter--It should be the scene of slaughter, no longer of children, but of men; not of "innocents" (Jr 19:4), but of those who richly deserved their fate. The city could not be assailed without first occupying the valley of Hinnom, in which was the only fountain: hence arose the violent battle there.

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

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Jeremiah 19:6 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.

לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
הִנֵּֽה\־hi.neh-here!H2009
יָמִ֤יםya.MimdaysH3117
בָּאִים֙ba.'Im[are] comingH935
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִקָּרֵא֩yi.ka.Re'it will be calledH7121
לַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.Komto the placeH4725
הַזֶּ֥הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
ע֛וֹדodagainH5750
הַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fet<the> TophethH8612
וְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'and [the] valley ofH1516
בֶן\־ven-BenH1121
הִנֹּ֑םhi.NomHinnomH2011
כִּ֖יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
גֵּ֥יאgei'[the] valley ofH1516
הַהֲרֵגָֽה\׃ha.ha.re.Gah<the> slaughterH2028

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Cross references for Jeremiah 19:6

  • Joshua 15:8

    And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

  • Isaiah 30:33

    For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

  • Jeremiah 19:2

    And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,

  • Jeremiah 7:32-33

    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. And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

  • 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.

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2,11; 7:32,33; Jos 15:8; Isa 30:33

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Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 19:7

    And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

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Jeremiah 19:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto, he aquí vienen días, dice Jehová, que este lugar no se llamará más Topheth, ni Valle del hijo de Hinnom, sino Valle de la Matanza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi, voici, des jours viennent, dit l’ Éternel, où ce lieu-ci ne sera plus appelé Topheth, ni la vallée du fils de Hinnom, mais la vallée de la tuerie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		darum siehe, Tage kommen, spricht Jehova, da dieser Ort nicht mehr Topheth noch Tal des Sohnes Hinnoms, sondern Würgetal genannt werden wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Propterea ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et non vocabitur amplius locus iste Topheth, et vallis filii Ennom, sed vallis occisionis.