Translations
Modern
Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and proclaimed to all the people,
Traditional
Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord’s house; and said to all the people,
Literal
And Jeremiah came from Tophet, where YHWH had sent him there to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the house of YHWH and said to all the people,
Latin
Venit autem Jeremias de Topheth, quo miserat eum Dominus ad prophetandum, et stetit in atrio domus Domini, et dixit ad omnem populum:
Original
Hebrew
English
Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and proclaimed to all the people,
Notes
Jeremiah finished his message at the Temple of the Lord, where the ordinary people could hear him.
Jeremiah performed another parable (see Jeremiah 13:1–14) to show Judah's leaders that the Lord would completely destroy their idolatrous and violent nation.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
People
Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days
Places
Topheth: Site of pagan child sacrifice, south of Jerusalem
Glossary
Baal (Idol) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Magor-Missabib Prophet, Prophetess