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
Jeremiah 19:13
Study it in the app“And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be like the place of Topheth, unclean; all the houses on whose roofs they burned incense to all the army of the heavens and poured out libations to other gods.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 19:13, word by word
- And the housesהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- And the housesבָּתֵּיbate
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bate” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- of the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- the placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- of Tophethתֹּפֶתtofet
Topheth
Topheth. A place in the valley of Ben-hinnom, by Jerusalem, where children were burned for Molech; King Josiah defiled it so that it would no longer be used (2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 7:31-32; 19:6).
Where else “tofet” appears- uncleanטְּמֵאִיםtemeim
unclean
Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".
Where else “temeim” appears- on whose roofsגַּגֹּתֵיgagote
roof, top
Roof, the flat top of a house; the top of something.
Where else “gagote” appears- they burned incenseקִטְּרוּkitru
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “kitru” appears- the armyצְבָאtseva
army
An army.
Where else “tseva” appears- of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and poured outהַסֵּךְhasech
pour out
To offer wine or water by emptying it before God.
Where else “hasech” appears- libationsנְסָכִיםnesachim
libation
Wine or other drink poured as an offering.
Where else “nesachim” appears- to other gods.’אלֹהִיםlohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “lohim” appears- to other gods.’אֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
12Thus will I do to this place, declares YHWH, and to its inhabitants, making this city like Topheth.
13 · This verse (above)
14And Jeremiah came from Topheth, where YHWH had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the house of YHWH and said to all the people,