Jeremiah 32:34-36

Expanded Bible

³⁴ They put their ·hateful idols [abominations] in the ·place where I have chosen to be worshiped [^Lhouse called by my name], so they made it unclean [^Cin a ritual sense]. ³⁵ In the Valley of Ben Hinnom they built ·places to worship [^Lhigh places of; ^Csites associated with pagan worship or inappropriate worship of God] Baal so they could ·burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices [^Lmake their sons and daughters pass through (the fire)] to Molech. But I never commanded them to do such a ·hateful thing [abomination]. It never entered my ·mind [heart] that they would do such a thing and cause Judah to sin [7:30–34; 19:1–6].

³⁶ “You are saying, ‘Because of ·war [^Lsword], ·hunger [famine], and ·terrible diseases [plague; pestilence], the city will be handed over to the king of Babylon.’ But the Lord, the God of Israel, says about this city [^CJerusalem]: