New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 19:13
13The 1houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be 2defiled like the place Topheth, because of all the 3houses on whose rooftops they burned 4sacrifices to 5all the heavenly 6lights and 7poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’”
Jeremiah 19:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The houses in Jerusalem and those of the kings of Judah will be defiled like this place, Topheth—all the houses where they burned incense on the roofs to all the starry hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah—all the houses on whose roofs offerings have been offered to all the host of heaven, and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods—shall be defiled like the place of Topheth.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ”
Context of Jeremiah 19:13
11and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “To the same extent I will break this people and this city, just as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot again be repaired; and they will bury their dead in Topheth, because there is no other place for burial. 12This is how I will treat this place and its inhabitants,” declares the Lord, “so as to make this city like Topheth. The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like the place Topheth, because of all the houses on whose rooftops they burned sacrifices to all the heavenly lights and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’” 14Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the courtyard of the Lord’s house and said to all the people, 15“This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, I am going to bring on this city and all its towns the entire disaster that I have declared against it, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to listen to My words.’”
Read all of Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 19:13 word by word
וְהָי֞וּ בָּתֵּ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם וּבָתֵּי֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה כִּמְק֥וֹם הַתֹּ֖פֶת הַטְּמֵאִ֑ים לְכֹ֣ל הַבָּתִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר קִטְּר֜וּ עַל־גַּגֹּֽתֵיהֶם֙ לְכֹל֙ צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְהַסֵּ֥ךְ נְסָכִ֖ים לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear
- housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- of the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
- like the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- Tophethתֹּ֫פֶתtôpheth · TophethH8612
- because of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- on whoseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- rooftopsגָּגgâg · roofH1406
- they burnedקָטַרqâţar · to offer: burnH6999
- the heavenlyשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- lightsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
- pouredנָסַךְnâsak · to pourH5258
- outנָסַךְnâsak · to pourH5258
- to otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Jeremiah 19:13
- 2 Kings 23:10He also defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so that no one would make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for Molech.
- Psalms 74:7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
- Psalms 79:1God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
- Ezekiel 7:21And I will hand it over to the foreigners as plunder, and to the wicked of the earth as spoils; and they will profane it.
- Jeremiah 32:29And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will enter and set this city on fire and burn it, with the houses where people have offered incense to Baal on their roofs and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger.
- 2 Kings 23:12The king also tore down the altars that were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courtyards of the house of the Lord; and he smashed them there and threw their dust into the brook Kidron.
- Zephaniah 1:5And those who bow down on the housetops to the heavenly lights, And those who bow down and swear to the Lord, but also swear by Milcom,
- Jeremiah 7:18The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough to make sacrificial cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods in order to provoke Me to anger.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 19:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Because of all - literally, “with reference to all,” limiting the denunciation to those houses whose roofs had been defiled with altars. Upon whose roofs they have burned incense - See 2 Kings 23:12, note.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. 1313. shall be defiled--with dead bodies (Jr 19:12; 2Ki 23:10). because of all the houses--Rather, (explanatory of the previous "the houses ... and ... houses"), "even all the houses," &c. [Calvin]. roofs--being flat, they were used as high places for sacrifices to the sun and planets (Jr 32:29; 2Ki 23:11, 12; Zep 1:5). The Nabateans, south and east of the Dead Sea, a nation most friendly to the Jews, according to Strabo, had the same usage.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 19:13 Jer 52:13 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 19:13 2 Kin 23:10; Ps 74:7; 79:1; Ezek 7:21, 22 ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 19:13 Jer 32:29; Zeph 1:5 ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 19:13 Or incense ↩
- 5. Jeremiah 19:13 Deut 4:19; 2 Kin 17:16; Jer 8:2 ↩
- 6. Jeremiah 19:13 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc. ↩
- 7. Jeremiah 19:13 Jer 7:18; 44:18; Ezek 20:28 ↩
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
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