Jeremiah 19:12

Jeremiah 19:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:
• New International Version (NIV)This is what I will do to this place and to those who live here, declares the Lord. I will make this city like Topheth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus will I do to this place, declares the Lord, and to its inhabitants, making this city like Topheth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus I will do to this place,” says the Lord, “and to its inhabitants, and make this city like Tophet.

Context of Jeremiah 19:12

10Then, Jeremiah, take the pot that you bought. Break it in front of all those people who are there with you. 11Tell them that the Lord Almighty says, “I will destroy this nation and this city. They will be like this broken pot that nobody is able to mend. They will bury lots of dead people here in Topheth. There will be no space left to bury any more people. I tell you this: I will cause this city and its people to become like Topheth. 13The houses in Jerusalem will be full of dead bodies like Topheth. The palaces of the kings of Judah will be the same. I will do that because people went up on the roofs of their houses to offer sacrifices to the stars. They poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ 14Then Jeremiah left Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to speak his message. He went to the Lord's temple in the city. He stood in the yard of the temple. He spoke aloud to the people.

Jeremiah 19:12 word by word

כֵּֽן־אֶעֱשֶׂ֞ה לַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וּלְיֽוֹשְׁבָ֑יו וְלָתֵ֛ת אֶת־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את כְּתֹֽפֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus will I doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and to the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• as Tophetתֹּ֫פֶתtôpheth · TophethH8612

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12And even make this city as Tophet - A place of slaughter and destruction.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 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 may think, God will appear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13Judah, the nation these leaders represented, would be completely destroyed and beyond repair. Judah would never again be a sovereign nation with a king from David's line (see Jeremiah 33:17–18). The city of Jerusalem would become as defiled as Topheth, the unclean valley (see study note on Jeremiah 7:30–34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. make this city as Tophet--that is, as defiled with dead bodies as Tophet.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 19:12

• Instruction
• Tophet

In the dictionaries

• Ancient
• Harden
• Hissing
• Void
• Philemon, Epistle to
• Topheth
• Jeremiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings