And consecrated their sons, and their daughters through fire. And they gave themselves to divinations, and soothsayings. And they delivered themselves up to do evil before the Lord, to provoke him.
But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. Moreover he consecrated also his son, making him pass through the fire according to the idols of the nations: which the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel.
And they have built the high places of Topeth, which is in the valley of the son of Ennom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire: which I commanded not nor thought on in my heart.
Because they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and they have committed fornication with their idols: moreover also their children, whom they bore to me, they have offered to them to be devoured.
And they have built the high places of Baal which are in the valley of the son of Ennom, to consecrate their sons and their daughters to Moloch: which I commanded them not, neither entered it into my heart that they should do this abomination and cause Juda to sin.
And he made his son pass through fire. And he used divination, and observed omens, and appointed pythons, and multiplied soothsayers to do evil before the Lord, and to provoke him.
Neither let there be found among you any one that shall expiate his son or daughter, making them to pass through the fire: or that consulteth soothsayers, or observeth dreams and omens. Neither let there be any wizard,
And they shall no more sacrifice their victims to devils, with whom they have committed fornication. It shall be an ordinance for ever to them and to their posterity.
And let the people stone them with stones, and let them be stabbed with their swords. They shall kill their sons and daughters, and their houses they shall burn with fire.
And you defile yourselves with all your idols unto this day, in the offering of your gifts, when you make your children pass through the fire. And shall I answer you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not answer you.