Jeremiah 19:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֵּֽן־אֶעֱשֶׂ֞ה לַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וּלְיֽוֹשְׁבָ֑יו וְלָתֵ֛ת אֶת־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את כְּתֹֽפֶת׃

Transliteration

Thus-ʾeʿĕśeh to-the-māqôm the-this nəʾum-Yhwh and-to-yôšḇāyw; and-lāṯēṯ ʾeṯ-the-ʿîr the-this like-ṯōp̄eṯ.

Grammar Details

*kēn*: adverb - thus
*ʾeʿĕśeh*: qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will do
*māqôm*: noun, masculine singular - place
*nəʾum*: noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of
*Yhwh*: proper noun - LORD/YHWH
*yôšḇāyw*: qal participle, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its inhabitants
*lāṯēṯ*: qal infinitive construct - to make
*ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular - city
*ṯōp̄eṯ*: proper noun - Topheth

Word Meanings

*kēn*: thus/so/in this manner
*ʾeʿĕśeh*: I will do/make/perform
*māqôm*: place/location/site
*nəʾum*: declaration/utterance/oracle
*yôšḇāyw*: its inhabitants/dwellers/residents
*lāṯēṯ*: to make/place/put
*ʿîr*: city/town
*ṯōp̄eṯ*: Topheth (place name)

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Referenced Verses

Jer 10:13 : 13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Jer 11:5 : 5 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Jer 19:11
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11And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD 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 them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
Jer 19:6-8
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6Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.
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Jer 19:13-15
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13And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of 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.
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Jer 7:31-32
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31And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
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Jer 34:22
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Jer 9:11
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Isa 10:11
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Jer 21:10
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10For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
2 Kgs 22:16
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Amos 2:5
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Isa 30:33
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Jer 19:2-3
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2And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
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2 Kgs 23:10
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Mic 3:12
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2 Kgs 21:12-13
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12Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
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Jer 13:9
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Jer 32:36
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Jer 25:18
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Deut 13:16
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Jer 22:7-8
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7And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
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Mic 5:11
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2 Chr 7:20
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Ezek 15:6
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