New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 7:31-33

31They havebuiltוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129the highבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of Tophethהַתֹּ֗פֶתha.To.fetH8612,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011, toburnלִשְׂרֹ֛ףlis.RofH8313their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersבְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Idid not commandצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680,and it did not comeעָלְתָ֖ה'al.TahH5927into Mymindלִבִּֽי׃ סli.BiH3820.

32“Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “when it will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֤וֹדodH5750be calledיֵאָמֵ֨רye.'a.MerH559Tophethהַתֹּ֙פֶת֙ha.To.fetH8612,or the valleyוְגֵ֣יאve.Gei'H1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,but the valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of the Slaughterהַהֲרֵגָ֑הha.ha.re.GahH2028; for they willburyוְקָבְר֥וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912in Tophethבְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetH8612becauseH4480thereH369is noH369otherplaceמָקֽוֹם׃ma.KomH4725.

33ThedeadH5038bodiesH5038of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971will be foodלְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and noH369oneH369will frightenמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729them away.

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