Jeremiah 7:30-34
English Standard Version
The Valley of Slaughter
30 “For the sons of Judah have done evil in my sight, declares the Lord. They have set (A)their detestable things in the house (B)that is called by my name, to (C)defile it. 31 And they have built the high places of (D)Topheth, which is in (E)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, (F)to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, (G)which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind. 32 (H)Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it will no more be called (I)Topheth, or (J)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; (K)for they will bury in Topheth, because there is no room elsewhere. 33 (L)And the dead bodies of this people will be food for the birds of the air, and for the beasts of the earth, (M)and none will frighten them away. 34 (N)And I will silence in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, (O)for the land shall become a waste.
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Jeremiah 7:30-34
New Living Translation
The Valley of Slaughter
30 “The people of Judah have sinned before my very eyes,” says the Lord. “They have set up their abominable idols right in the Temple that bears my name, defiling it. 31 They have built pagan shrines at Topheth, the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing! 32 So beware, for the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when that garbage dump will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. They will bury the bodies in Topheth until there is no more room for them. 33 The bodies of my people will be food for the vultures and wild animals, and no one will be left to scare them away. 34 I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation.
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