And go forth unto the valley of Ben-Hinnom, which is by the entry of the [a]East gate: and thou shalt preach there the words, that I shall tell thee,

And shalt say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O [b]Kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring a plague upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall [c]tingle.

Because they have forsaken me, and profaned this place, and have burnt incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they, nor their fathers have known, nor the Kings of Judah (they have filled this place also with the blood of innocents,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 19:2 Or, gate of the sun.
  2. Jeremiah 19:3 By Kings here and in other places are meant counselors and governors of the people: which he calleth the ancients, verse 1.
  3. Jeremiah 19:3 Read of this phrase, 1 Sam. 3:11.

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