Jeremiah 7 · Verse 32

Jeremiah 7:32

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.
Jeremiah 7:32, King James Version

Jeremiah 7:32 in other translations

BSBSo behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
WEBTherefore behold, the days come”, says the LORD, “that it will no more be called ‘Topheth’ or ‘The valley of the son of Hinnom’, but ‘The valley of Slaughter’; for they will bury in Topheth until there is no place to bury.
ASVTherefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that it shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of Slaughter: for they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place to bury.
YLTTherefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it is not said any more, ‘The Tophet,' And ‘Valley of the son of Hinnom,' But ‘Valley of the slaughter,' And they have buried in Tophet--without place.
DARBYTherefore, behold, days are coming, saith Jehovah, when it shall no more be said, Topheth, and Valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter; for they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place.
BBEFor this cause, the days are coming, says the Lord, when it will no longer be named Topheth, or, The valley of the son of Hinnom, but, The valley of Death: for they will put the dead into the earth in Topheth till there is no more room.
WebsterTherefore, 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 shall be no place.

What does Jeremiah 7:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
32. valley of slaughter--so named because of the great slaughter of the Jews about to take place at Jerusalem: a just retribution of their sin in slaying their children to Moloch in Tophet. no place--no room, namely, to bury in, so many shall be those slain by the Chaldeans (Jr 19:11; Eze 6:5).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 The valley of slaughter - The place where the slaughtered thousands of this rebellious people shall be cast, in order to their being burnt, or becoming food for the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, Jer 7:33. These words are repeated, and their meaning more particularly explained, Jer 19:6-15.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 7:29-34

In token both of sorrow and of slavery, Jerusalem must be degraded, and separated from God, as she had been separated to him. The heart is the place in which God has chosen to put his name; but if sin has the innermost and uppermost place there, we pollute the temple of the Lord. The destruction of Jerusalem appears here very terrible. The slain shall be many; they having made it the place of their sin. Evil pursues…

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Jeremiah 7:32 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
יֵאָמֵ֨רye.'a.Merit will be saidH559
ע֤וֹדodagainH5750
הַתֹּ֙פֶת֙ha.To.fet<the> TophethH8612
וְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'and [the] valley ofH1516
בֶן\־ven-BenH1121
הִנֹּ֔םhi.NomHinnomH2011
כִּ֖יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
גֵּ֣יאgei'[the] valley ofH1516
הַהֲרֵגָ֑הha.ha.re.Gah<the> slaughterH2028
וְקָבְר֥וּve.ka.ve.Ruand people will buryH6912
בְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetin TophethH8612
מֵאֵ֥יןme.'Einfrom notH369
מָקֽוֹם\׃ma.KomroomH4725

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Cross references for Jeremiah 7:32

  • 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 19:6

    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.

  • 2 Kings 23:10

    And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

  • Leviticus 26:30

    And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

  • Jeremiah 7:31

    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.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 6:5-7

    And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the days.
19:6; Le 26:30; Eze 6:5-7
for.
19:11,13; 2Ki 23:10

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Context

  • Jeremiah 7:31

    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.

  • Jeremiah 7:32

    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.

  • Jeremiah 7:33

    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.

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Jeremiah 7:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto, he aquí vendrán días, ha dicho Jehová, que no se diga más, Topheth, ni valle del hijo de Hinnom, sino Valle de la Matanza; y serán enterrados en Topheth, por no haber lugar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi, voici, des jours viennent, dit l’ Éternel, où l’on ne dira plus Topheth et la vallée du fils de Hinnom, mais la vallée de la tuerie; et on enterrera à Topheth, jusqu’à ce qu’il n’y ait plus de place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum siehe, Tage kommen, spricht Jehova, da man nicht mehr Topheth, noch Tal des Sohnes Hinnoms, sondern Würgetal sagen wird; man wird im Topheth begraben aus Mangel an Raum.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ideo ecce dies venient, dicit Dominus, et non dicetur amplius Topheth, et vallis filii Ennom, sed vallis interfectionis: et sepelient in Topheth, eo quod non sit locus.