"Then goout to the valleyof Ben-hinnom,whichis by the entranceof the potsherdgate,and proclaimtherethe wordsthat I tellyou,
He also defiledTopheth,whichis in the valleyof the sonof Hinnom,that nomanmight make his sonor his daughterpassthrough the firefor Molech.
Moreover, he burnedincensein the valleyof Ben-hinnomand burnedhis sonsin fire,according to the abominationsof the nationswhomthe LORDhad drivenout beforethe sonsof Israel.
He made his sonspassthrough the firein the valleyof Ben-hinnom;and he practicedwitchcraft,useddivination,practicedsorceryand dealtwith mediumsand spiritists.He didmuchevilin the sightof the LORD,provokingHim [to anger].
Afterthem Zadokthe sonof Immercarriedout repairsin frontof his house.And afterhim Shemaiahthe sonof Shecaniah,the keeperof the EastGate,carriedout repairs.
But the LORDsaidto me, "Do not say,'I am a youth,'BecauseeverywhereI sendyou, you shall go,And allthat I commandyou, you shall speak.
And the LORDsaidto me, "Proclaimallthesewordsin the citiesof Judahand in the streetsof Jerusalem,saying,Hearthe wordsof thiscovenantand dothem.
"Ariseand godownto the potter'shouse,and thereI will announceMy wordsto you."
"Thussaysthe LORD,Standin the courtof the LORD'Shouse,and speakto allthe citiesof Judahwho have cometo worship[in] the LORD'Shouseallthe wordsthat I have commandedyou to speakto them. Do not omita word!
"Goand proclaimthesewordstoward the northand say,Return,faithlessIsrael,'declaresthe LORD;I will not lookupon you in anger. For I am gracious,'declaresthe LORD;'I will not be angryforever.
"They builtthe highplacesof Baalthat are in the valleyof Ben-hinnomto cause their sonsand their daughtersto passthrough[the fire] to Molech,whichI had not commandedthem norhad it enteredMy mindthat they should dothisabomination,to cause Judahto sin.
"Standin the gateof the LORD'Shouseand proclaimtherethiswordand say,'Hearthe wordof the LORD,allyou of Judah,who enterby thesegatesto worshipthe LORD!'"
"Arise,goto Ninevehthe greatcityand proclaimto it the proclamationwhichI am going to tellyou."
"WhatI tellyou in the darkness,speakin the light;and whatyou hear[whispered] in [your] ear,proclaimupon the housetops.
"For I did not shrinkfrom declaringto you the wholepurposeof God.
"Go,standand speakto the peoplein the templethe wholemessageof thisLife."
Then the borderwentup the valleyof Ben-hinnomto the slopeof the Jebusiteon the south(that is, Jerusalem);and the borderwentup to the topof the mountainwhichis beforethe valleyof Hinnomto the west,whichis at the endof the valleyof Rephaimtoward the north.
