Jeremiah 19:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

Thus will I do to this place, says the LORD, and to its inhabitants, and even make this city like 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)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is what I will do to this place and to its inhabitants, declares the LORD: I will make this city like Topheth.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus will I do{H6213} unto this place,{H4725} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} and to the inhabitants{H3427} thereof, even making{H5414} this city{H5892} as Topheth:{H8612}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus will I do{H6213}{(H8799)} unto this place{H4725}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, and to the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} thereof, and even make{H5414}{(H8800)} this city{H5892} as Tophet{H8612}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus wil I do vnto this place also, saieth the LORDE, and to the yt dwell there in: yee I wil do to this cite, as vnto Tophet

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus will I doe vnto this place, sayth the Lorde, and to the inhabitantes thereof, and I will make this citie like Topheth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus wyll I do vnto this place also saith the Lorde, and to them that dwel therin, yea I wyll make this citie as Thopheth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus will I do to this place, says Yahweh, and to the inhabitants of it, even making this city as Topheth:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so I do to this place -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and to its inhabitants, so as to make this city as Tophet;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Topheth:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Topheth:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is what I will do to this place, says the Lord, and to its people, making this town like Topheth:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus will I do to this place, says Yahweh, and to its inhabitants, even making this city as Topheth:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I, the LORD, say:‘That is how I will deal with this city and its citizens. I will make it like Topheth.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 10:13 : 13 When he utters his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning with rain, and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
• Jer 11:5 : 5 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I answered and said, So be it, O LORD.