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Jeremiah 19:12

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 19:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Topheth:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Topheth:
Jeremiah 19:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters; and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend, in the siege and in the distress, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their life, shall distress them.
10Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
11and shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter`s vessel, that cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place to bury.
12Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Topheth:
13and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods.
14Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither Jehovah had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of Jehovah`s house, and said to all the people:
15Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, etc.] To the city of Jerusalem and its inhabitants, as was done to the earthen bottle, and as before threatened: and [even], or also, make this city as Tophet; as full of slaughtered men and women as that had been of the blood of innocent children; and as filthy, abominable, and execrable a place as that; and to lose its name, as that is foretold it should, (<241906>Jeremiah 19:6); and as Jerusalem did, after the desolation of it by Hadrian, as Jerom observes; for what was built upon the spot afterwards was by the emperor called Aelia, after his own name.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“make this city as Tophet--that is, as defiled with dead bodies as Tophet.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“As Tophet - That is, a place of slaughter and burials. Jeremiah 19:14”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“make: lit, give, Jer 10:13, Jer 11:5 Jeremiah 19:13”
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