37 They even (A)sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the (B)demons,
38 And shed (C)innocent blood,
The blood of their (D)sons and their daughters
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was (E)defiled with the blood.

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37 They sacrificed their sons(A)
    and their daughters to false gods.(B)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons(C) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.

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31 They have (A)built the high places of Topheth, which is in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, to (B)burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I (C)did not command, and it did not come into My [a]mind.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:31 Lit heart

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)

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31 And [a]when you offer your gifts, when you (A)make your sons pass through the fire, you are defiling yourselves with all your idols to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, house of Israel? As I live,” declares the Lord God, “I certainly will not be inquired of by you.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:31 Lit in your lifting up

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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37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. So they have committed adultery with their idols, and even made their sons, (A)whom they bore to Me, pass through the fire to [a]them as food.

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  1. Ezekiel 23:37 I.e., the idols

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)

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