Jeremiah 19:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:”
Jeremiah 19:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 19:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 19:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I didn’t command, nor speak, which didn’t even enter into my mind.”
Jeremiah 19:5 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 19:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:”
Jeremiah 19:5 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 19:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons with fire, burnt-offerings to Baal, that I commanded not, nor spake of, nor did it come up on My heart.”
Jeremiah 19:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 19:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and they have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire as burnt-offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it up into my mind:”
Jeremiah 19:5 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 19:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they haue built the hie places of Baal, to burne their sonnes with fire for burnt offrings vnto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my minde)”
Jeremiah 19:5 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 19:5 in Context — Jeremiah 19
3 Dirás pues: Oid palabra de Jehová, oh reyes de Judá, y moradores de Jerusalem. Así dice Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: He aquí que yo traigo mal sobre este lugar, tal que quien lo oyere, le retiñan los oídos.
4 Porque me dejaron, y enajenaron este lugar, y ofrecieron en él perfumes á dioses ajenos, los cuales no habían ellos conocido, ni sus padres, ni los reyes de Judá; y llenaron este lugar de sangre de inocentes;
5 Y edificaron alto á Baal, para quemar con fuego sus hijos en holocaustos al mismo Baal; cosa que no les mandé, ni hablé, ni me vino al pensamiento.
6 Por tanto, he aquí vienen días, dice Jehová, que este lugar no se llamará más Topheth, ni Valle del hijo de Hinnom, sino Valle de la Matanza.
7 Y desvaneceré el consejo de Judá y de Jerusalem en este lugar; y haréles caer á cuchillo delante de sus enemigos, y en las manos de los que buscan sus almas; y daré sus cuerpos para comida de las aves del cielo y de las bestias de la tierra:
What Does Jeremiah 19:5 Mean?
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