ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Goהָלוֹךְand buyוְקָנִיתָa potter'sיוֹצֵרearthenwareחָרֶשׂjug,בַקְבֻּקand take some of the eldersוּמִזִּקְנֵיof the peopleהָעָםand of the eldersוּמִזִּקְנֵיof the priests,הַכֹּהֲנִים
and go outוְיָצָאתָto the valleyאֶל גֵּיאof Ben-hinnom,בֶן הִנֹּםwhich isאֲשֶׁרat the entranceפֶּתַחof the gateשַׁעַרof the Potsherds,הַחַרְסִיתand proclaimוְקָרָאתָthereשָּׁםthe wordsאֶת הַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרI speakאֲדַבֵּרto you;אֵלֶיךָ
and say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘Hearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהkingsמַלְכֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalem!יְרוּשָׁלִָםThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלLook, Iהִנְנִיam bringingמֵבִיאevilרָעָהon this placeעַל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהsuch that everyoneאֲשֶׁר כָּלwho hears of it,שֹׁמְעָהּhis earsאָזְנָיוwill tingle,תִּצַּלְנָה
becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרthey have forsaken meעֲזָבֻנִיand madeוַיְנַכְּרוּthis placeאֶת הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהforeignand burned incenseוַיְקַטְּרוּin itבוֹto other godsלֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִיםwhomאֲשֶׁר םthey did not know,לֹא יְדָעוּtheyהֵמָּהand their fathersוַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶםand the kingsוּמַלְכֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהand they have filledוּמָלְאוּthis placeאֶת הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהwith the bloodדַּםof innocents,נְקִיִּם
and they have builtוּבָנוּthe high placesאֶת בָּמוֹתof Baalהַבַּעַלto burnלִשְׂרֹףtheir sonsאֶת בְּנֵיהֶםin the fireבָּאֵשׁas burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתto Baal,לַבָּעַלwhichאֲשֶׁרI did notלֹאcommandצִוִּיתִיand did notוְלֹאspeak of,דִבַּרְתִּיand which did notוְלֹאriseעָלְתָהin my heart.עַל לִבִּי
Therefore,לָכֵןlook,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare coming,בָּאִיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהwhen this placeוְ לַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהwill noלֹאlongerעוֹדbe calledיִקָּרֵאTophethהַתֹּפֶתor the valleyוְגֵיאof Ben-hinnom,בֶן הִנֹּםbutכִּי אִםthe valleyגֵּיאof Slaughter.הַהֲרֵגָה
And I will emptyוּבַקֹּתִיthe counselאֶת עֲצַתof Judahיְהוּדָהand Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַםin this place,בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהand I will make them fallוְהִפַּלְתִּיםby the swordבַּחֶרֶבbeforeלִפְנֵיtheir enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶםand by the handוּבְיַדof those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיtheir life;נַפְשָׁםand I will giveוְנָתַתִּיtheir corpsesאֶת נִבְלָתָםas foodלְמַאֲכָלfor the birdsלְעוֹףof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand for the animalsוּלְבֶהֱמַתof the earth.הָאָרֶץ
And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּיthis cityאֶת הָעִיר הַזֹּאתa horrorלְשַׁמָּהand a hissing;וְלִשְׁרֵקָהeveryoneכֹּלwho passesעֹבֵרby itעָלֶיהָwill be horrifiedיִשֹּׁםand will hissוְיִשְׁרֹקover allעַל כָּלits wounds.מַכֹּתֶהָ
And I will make them eatוְהַאֲכַלְתִּיםthe fleshאֶת בְּשַׂרof their sonsבְּנֵיהֶםand the fleshוְאֵת בְּשַׂרof their daughters,בְּנֹתֵיהֶםand each oneוְאִישׁwill eatיֹאכֵלוּthe fleshבְּשַׂרof his neighbor,רֵעֵהוּin the siegeבְּמָצוֹרand in the distressוּבְמָצוֹקwith whichאֲשֶׁרtheir enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶםwill distressיָצִיקוּthem,לָהֶםand those who seekוּמְבַקְשֵׁיtheir life.’נַפְשָׁם
Then you shall breakוְשָׁבַרְתָּthe jugהַבַּקְבֻּקbefore the eyesלְעֵינֵיof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho goהַהֹלְכִיםwith you,אוֹתָךְ
and you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them,אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתSoכָּכָהwill I breakאֶשְׁבֹּרthis peopleאֶת הָעָם הַזֶּהand this city,וְאֶת הָעִיר הַזֹּאתasכַּאֲשֶׁרone breaksיִשְׁבֹּרthe potter'sהַיּוֹצֵרvessel,אֶת כְּלִיwhichאֲשֶׁרcannotלֹא יוּכַלbe mendedלְהֵרָפֵהagain.עוֹדAnd in Tophethוּבְתֹפֶתthey will buryיִקְבְּרוּbecause there is noמֵאֵיןplaceמָקוֹםto bury.לִקְבּוֹר
Thusכֵּןwill I doאֶעֱשֶׂהto this place,לַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand to its inhabitants,וּלְיוֹשְׁבָיוmakingוְלָתֵתthis cityאֶת הָעִיר הַזֹּאתlike Topheth.כְּתֹפֶת
And the housesוְהָיוּ בָּתֵּיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםand the housesוּבָתֵּיof the kingsמַלְכֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהwill be likeכִּthe placeמְקוֹםof Topheth,הַתֹּפֶתunclean;הַטְּמֵאִיםallלְכֹלthe housesהַבָּתִּיםon whose roofsאֲשֶׁר עַל גַּגֹּתֵיהֶםthey burned incenseקִטְּרוּto allלְכֹלthe armyצְבָאof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand poured outוְהַסֵּךְlibationsנְסָכִיםto other gods.’”לֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים
And Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהוּcameיָּבֹאfrom Topheth,מֵהַתֹּפֶתwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםYHWHיְהוָהhad sent himשְׁלָחוֹto prophesy,לְהִנָּבֵאand he stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדin the courtבַּחֲצַרof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto allאֶל כָּלthe people,הָעָם
“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלLook, Iהִנְנִיam bringingמֵבִיאon this cityאֶל הָעִיר הַזֹּאתand on allוְעַל כָּלits townsעָרֶיהָallאֵת כָּלthe evilהָרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרI have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיagainst it,עָלֶיהָbecauseכִּיthey have stiffenedהִקְשׁוּtheir neckאֶת עָרְפָּםso as notלְבִלְתִּיto hearשְׁמוֹעַmy words.”אֶת דְּבָרָי