Jeremiah 19:2

“And go forth into the valley of the son of Hinnom, etc.] To whom it formerly belonged, and so it was called as early as Joshua’s time, (<061508>Joshua 15:8); from the faith and abomination of the place, and the shocking torments here exercised, “hell”, from hence, in the New Testament, is called “Gehenna”: here the prophet with the elders were to go, for reasons after mentioned; because here their cruel idolatries were committed, and Jerusalem was to be made like unto it for pollution and bloodshed: which [is] by the entry of the east gate; the way to it out of Jerusalem lay through the east gate of the city. The Targum calls it “the dung gate”; through which the filth of the city was…”

“valley of the son of Hinnom--or Tophet, south of Jerusalem, where human victims were offered, and children made to pass through the fire, in honor of Molech. east gate--Margin, "sun gate," sunrise being in the east. MAURER translates, the "potter's gate." Through it lay the road to the valley of Hinnom (Jos 15:8). The potters there formed vessels for the use of the temple, which was close by (compare Jer 19:10, Jer 19:14; Jer 18:2; Zac 11:13). The same as "the water gate toward the east" (Neh 3:26; Neh 12:37); so called from the brook Kedron. CALVIN translates, as English Version and Margin. "It was monstrous perversity to tread the law under foot in so conspicuous a place, over which the…”

“The valley ... - See Jeremiah 7:31 note. The east gate - Others render “the pottery gate.” Two gates led into the valley of Hinnom, the Fountain-gate at the southeast corner, and the Dung-gate on the southwest side of Zion; some think that “the east gate” was neither of these, but a small or postern gate, used for throwing out rubbish, the valley having been put to this degrading use from the time that Josiah defiled it 2 Kings 23:10. And thus the mean symbol of a proud nation was carried out through a back door to be broken upon the heaps of refuse already cast there. return to 'Top of Page'”

“the valley: Jer 7:31, Jer 7:32, Jer 32:35; Jos 15:8; Kg2 23:10; Ch2 28:3, Ch2 33:6 east gate: Heb. sun-gate, Neh 3:29 and proclaim: Jer 1:7, Jer 3:12, Jer 7:2, Jer 11:6, Jer 26:2; Pro 1:20-22; Eze 3:10, Eze 3:11; Jon 3:2; Mat 10:27; Act 5:20, Act 20:27 Jeremiah 19:3”