Jeremiah 7:31

The Passion Translation

And in the Hinnom Valley, they have built shrines of Topheth to sacrifice their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it ever enter my thoughts.

Cross References

Isaiah 30:33

From long ago, the king’s fiery burial place has been prepared, stacked high with plenty of firewood to fuel the flame. Yahweh’s breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.

Isaiah 57:5

You burn with lust for other gods among the oak groves and under every green tree. You sacrifice your own children in the caves near the bed of a stream.

Jeremiah 19:2

and go to the Hinnom Valley, just outside the Potsherd Gate. Speak to the people the words I give you.

Jeremiah 2:23

“How dare you say, ‘I have not defiled myself. I’ve not chased after false gods.’ Look how you behaved badly in the valley. Don’t you realize what you’ve done? You’re like a restless wild camel running loose

Jeremiah 32:34

Instead, they have defiled the house that bears my name by placing their detestable idols inside it.

Jeremiah 32:35

And in the Valley of Hinnom, they have built shrines to Baal. They have sacrificed their little sons and daughters to Molech in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it ever enter my thoughts!”

Ezekiel 16:20

You even took the sons and daughters I had given you and sacrificed them as food for the idols. As if your prostitution was not bad enough,

Ezekiel 20:26

And because they sacrificed their firstborn children in the fire, I declared them defiled and unfit to worship me. I did this to fill them with revulsion so that they would know that I am Yahweh.”

Ezekiel 20:31

For when you offer your gifts and sacrifice your children as sacrifices by fire, you defile yourselves with all your idol worship to this very day. Do you think you can come and consult with me? As surely as I live, I will not answer you. I, Lord Yahweh, have spoken!

Joshua 15:8

Then the boundary ran through the Hinnom Valley along the southern slope of Jebus (now known as Jerusalem). From there it went to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaites.