Verse List for JER 7:31

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OET (OET-RV) They’ve built hilltop shrines to Tofet in Hinnom Valley outside Yerushalem (Jerusalem) to burn their sons and daughters in fire—something I’ve never commanded or even considered.

OET-LV And_they _have _built the _high _places _of (the)_Tofet which is_in_Valley _of son _of Valley _of to_burn DOM sons _of_their and_DOM daughters _of_their in_fire which not I _commanded and_not it _came _up on heart _of_my.

ULT And they have built the high places of Topheth which, is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire—which I did not command, and it did not come into my heart.

UST They have built altars at Topheth in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom outside Jerusalem, and they sacrifice their sons and daughters on those altars. I never commanded them to do that; it was not even in my thoughts!”

BSB & MSB They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben -hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it [even] enter My mind.

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I didn’t command, nor did it come into my mind.

NET They have also built places of worship in a place called Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that they can sacrifice their sons and daughters by fire. That is something I never commanded them to do! Indeed, it never even entered my mind to command such a thing!

LSV And have built the high places of Tophet,
That [are] in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom,
To burn their sons and their daughters with fire,
Which I did not command,
Nor did it come up on My heart.

FBV They have built pagan shrines at Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could sacrifice their sons and daughters by burning them in the fire. This is something I never commanded. I never even thought of such a thing!

T4T They have built altars at Topheth in Ben-Hinnom Valley outside Jerusalem, ⇔  and they sacrifice their sons and daughters on those altars. ⇔ I never commanded them to do that; ⇔  I never even thought that anyone would do that.

LEB And they built the high place of Topheth, which is in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I have not commanded, and it did not come into my mind.[fn]

BBE And they have put up the high place of Topheth in the valley of the son of Hinnom, burning their sons and their daughters there in the fire; a thing which was not ordered by me and never came into my mind.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither came it into My mind.

ASV And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither came it into my mind.

DRA 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.

YLT And have built the high places of Tophet, That [are] in the valley of the son of Hinnom, To burn their sons and their daughters with fire, Which I did not command, Nor did it come up on My heart.

Drby And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither did it come up into my mind.

RV And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither came it into my mind.

SLT And they built heights to Tophet which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in fire; which I commanded not, and it came not upon my heart.

Wbstr And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

KJB-1769 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]And they haue built the high places of Tophet which is in the valley of the sonne of Hinnom, to burne their sonnes and their daughters in the fire, which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps They haue also buylded an aulter at Topheth, whiche is in the valley of the chyldren of Hennom, that they might burne their sonnes and daughters in fire: whiche I neuer commaunded them, neither came it euer in my thought.
(They have also built an altar at Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hennom, that they might burn their sons and daughters in fire: which I never commanded them, neither came it ever in my thought.)

Gnva And they haue built the hie place of Topheth, which is in the valley of Ben-Hinnom to burne their sonnes and their daughters in the fire, which I commanded them not, neither came it in mine heart.
(And they have built the high place of Topheth, which is in the valley of Ben-Hinnom to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I commanded them not, neither came it in mine heart.)

Cvdl They haue also buylded an aulter at Tophet, which is in the valley of ye childre of Enno: yt they might burne their sonnes and doughters, which I neuer comaunded them, nether came it euer in my thought.
(They have also built an altar at Tophet, which is in the valley of ye/you_all children of Enno: it they might burn their sons and daughters, which I never commanded them, neither came it ever in my thought.)

Wycl and thei bildiden hiye thingis in Tophet, which is in the valei of the sone of Ennon, that thei schulden brenne her sones and her douytris bi fier, whiche thingis Y comaundide not, nether thouyte in myn herte.
(and they built high things in Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Ennon, that they should burn her sons and her daughters by fire, which things I commanded not, neither thought in mine heart.)

Luth und bauen die Altäre Thopheth im Tal Ben-Hinnom, daß sie ihre Söhne und Töchter verbrennen, welches ich nie geboten noch in Sinn genommen habe.
(and build the altars Thopheth in_the valley Ben-Hinnom, that they/she/them their/her sons and daughters burn, which I never offered still in sense(n) taken have.)

ClVg et ædificaverunt excelsa Topheth, quæ est in valle filii Ennom, ut incenderent filios suos et filias suas igni, quæ non præcepi, nec cogitavi in corde meo.[fn]
(and they_built high Topheth, which it_is in/into/on valley children Ennom, as incenderent children his_own and daughters their_own fire, which not/no I_ordered, but_not I_thought in/into/on heart mine.)

UHB וּ⁠בָנ֞וּ בָּמ֣וֹת הַ⁠תֹּ֗פֶת אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּ⁠גֵ֣יא בֶן־הִנֹּ֔ם לִ⁠שְׂרֹ֛ף אֶת־בְּנֵי⁠הֶ֥ם וְ⁠אֶת־בְּנֹתֵי⁠הֶ֖ם בָּ⁠אֵ֑שׁ אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א צִוִּ֔יתִי וְ⁠לֹ֥א עָלְתָ֖ה עַל־לִבִּֽ⁠י׃ס ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν τὸν βωμὸν τοῦ Ταφὲθ, ὅς ἐστιν ἐν φάραγγι υἱοῦ Ἐννὸμ, τοῦ κατακαίειν τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῶν ἐν πυρὶ, ὃ οὐκ ἐνετειλάμην αὐτοῖς, καὶ οὐ διενοήθην ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ μου.

BrTr And they have built the altar of Tapheth, which is in the valley of the son of Ennom, to burn their sons and their daughters with fire; which I did not command them to do, neither did I design it in my heart.