Jeremiah 19:13

“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.’””

Jeremiah 19:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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of the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche

king

A king who rules a people.

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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.

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the placeמְקוֹםmekom

place

A place, a spot.

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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).

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uncleanטְּמֵאִיםtemeim

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

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on whose roofsגַּגֹּתֵיgagote

roof, top

Roof, the flat top of a house; the top of something.

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they burned incenseקִטְּרוּkitru

burn incense

To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.

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the armyצְבָאtseva

army

An army.

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of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and poured outהַסֵּךְhasech

pour out

To offer wine or water by emptying it before God.

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libationsנְסָכִיםnesachim

libation

Wine or other drink poured as an offering.

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to other gods.’אלֹהִיםlohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

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to other gods.’אֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 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,

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