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

10⌞The Lord says,⌟ “Then smash the jar in front of the men who went with you. 11Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I will smash these people and this city as this potter’s jar was smashed beyond repair. They will bury ⌞the dead⌟ in Topheth until there’s no other place to bury them. That’s what I will do to this place and to those who live in it, declares the Lord. I will make this city like Topheth. 13The houses in Jerusalem, the houses of the kings of Judah, and all the rooftops of the houses will be unclean like this city Topheth. This is because people burned incense to the entire army of heaven and poured out wine offerings to other gods.’ ” 14Then Jeremiah left Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy. He stood in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple and said to all 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