^5 (A)(they have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, ^(B)which I did not command or speak, nor did it come into My mind),

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.’

^31 (A)You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every ^[a]abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for ^(B)they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

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.

^20 (A)“Moreover you took your sons and your daughters, whom you bore to Me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your acts of harlotry a small matter, ²¹ that you have slain My children and offered them up to them by causing them to pass through the ^(B)fire?

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.

^17 (A)And they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, ^(B)practiced witchcraft and soothsaying, and ^(C)sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.

²⁹ As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; ^(A)and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.