10 And he defiled (A)Topheth, which is in (B)the Valley of the [a]Son of Hinnom, (C)that no man might make his son or his daughter (D)pass through the fire to Molech.

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  1. 2 Kings 23:10 Kt. Sons

10 He desecrated Topheth,(A) which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom,(B) so no one could use it to sacrifice their son(C) or daughter in the fire to Molek.

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33 (A)For Tophet was established of old,
Yes, for the king it is prepared.
He has made it deep and large;
Its pyre is fire with much wood;
The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone,
Kindles it.

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33 Topheth(A) has long been prepared;
    it has been made ready for the king.
Its fire pit has been made deep and wide,
    with an abundance of fire and wood;
the breath(B) of the Lord,
    like a stream of burning sulfur,(C)
    sets it ablaze.(D)

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therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that this place shall no more be called Tophet or (A)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.

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So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call this place Topheth(A) or the Valley of Ben Hinnom,(B) but the Valley of Slaughter.(C)

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31 And they have built the (A)high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to (B)burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, (C)which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart.

32 “Therefore behold, (D)the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when it will no more be called Tophet, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; (E)for they will bury in Tophet until there is no room.

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31 They have built the high places of Topheth(A) in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(B) to burn their sons and daughters(C) in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.(D) 32 So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call it Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter,(E) for they will bury(F) the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.

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21 And you shall not let any of your descendants (A)pass through (B)the fire to (C)Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

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35 And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to (A)cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to (B)Molech, (C)which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.’

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35 They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(A) to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molek,(B) though I never commanded—nor did it enter my mind(C)—that they should do such a detestable(D) thing and so make Judah sin.(E)

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And the border went up (A)by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the (B)Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley (C)of [a]Rephaim northward.

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  1. Joshua 15:8 Lit. Giants

Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom(A) along the southern slope of the Jebusite(B) city (that is, Jerusalem(C)). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley(D) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.(E)

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11 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot be [a]made whole again; and they shall (B)bury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury. 12 Thus I will do to this place,” says the Lord, “and to its inhabitants, and make this city like Tophet. 13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled (C)like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose (D)roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and (E)poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ”

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  1. Jeremiah 19:11 restored

11 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I will smash(A) this nation and this city just as this potter’s jar is smashed and cannot be repaired. They will bury(B) the dead in Topheth until there is no more room. 12 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. 13 The houses(C) in Jerusalem and those of the kings of Judah will be defiled(D) like this place, Topheth—all the houses where they burned incense on the roofs(E) to all the starry hosts(F) and poured out drink offerings(G) to other gods.’”

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10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter (A)pass[a] through the fire, (B)or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,

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  1. Deuteronomy 18:10 Be burned as an offering to an idol

10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire,(A) who practices divination(B) or sorcery,(C) interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,(D)

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22 But I say to you that (A)whoever is angry with his brother [a]without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, (B)‘Raca!’[b] shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, [c]‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of [d]hell fire.

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  1. Matthew 5:22 NU omits without a cause
  2. Matthew 5:22 Lit., in Aram., Empty head
  3. Matthew 5:22 Gr. More
  4. Matthew 5:22 Gr. Gehenna

22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry(A) with a brother or sister[a][b] will be subject to judgment.(B) Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[c] is answerable to the court.(C) And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.(D)

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  1. Matthew 5:22 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verse 23.
  2. Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause
  3. Matthew 5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt

37 For they have committed adultery, and (A)blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and even sacrificed their sons (B)whom they bore to Me, passing them through the fire, to devour them. 38 Moreover they have done this to Me: They have (C)defiled My sanctuary on the same day and (D)profaned My Sabbaths. 39 For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed (E)thus they have done in the midst of My house.

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37 for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food for them.(A) 38 They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary(B) and desecrated my Sabbaths.(C) 39 On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated(D) it. That is what they did in my house.(E)

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31 For when you offer (A)your gifts and make your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,” says the Lord God, “I will (B)not be inquired of by you.

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31 When you offer your gifts—the sacrifice of your children(A) in the fire—you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Am I to let you inquire of me, you Israelites? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will not let you inquire of me.(B)

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26 and I pronounced them unclean because of their ritual gifts, in that they caused all [a]their firstborn to pass (A)through the fire, that I might make them desolate and that they (B)might know that I am the Lord.” ’

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  1. Ezekiel 20:26 Lit. that open the womb

26 I defiled them through their gifts—the sacrifice(A) of every firstborn—that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the Lord.(B)

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