The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”Jeremiah 19:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְהָי֞וּ בָּתֵּ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם וּבָתֵּי֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה כִּמְק֥וֹם הַתֹּ֖פֶת הַטְּמֵאִ֑ים לְכֹ֣ל הַבָּתִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר קִטְּר֜וּ עַל־גַּגֹּֽתֵיהֶם֙ לְכֹל֙ צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְהַסֵּ֥ךְ נְסָכִ֖ים לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ פ
- וְהָי֞וּve.ha.Yu“and they will be”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- בָּתֵּ֣יba.Tei“[the] houses of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
- וּבָתֵּי֙u.va.Tei“and [the] houses of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei“[the] kings of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- כִּמְק֥וֹםkim.Kom“like [the] place of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
- הַתֹּ֖פֶתha.To.fet“<the> Topheth”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from תֹּ֫פֶת · “Topheth” · Strong's H8612
- הַטְּמֵאִ֑יםha.te.me.'Im“the unclean [things]”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from טָמֵא · “unclean” · Strong's H2931
- לְכֹ֣לle.Khol“to all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הַבָּתִּ֗יםha.ba.Tim“the houses”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- קִטְּר֜וּki.te.Ru“people made smoke”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קָטַר · “offer” · Strong's H6999H
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- גַּגֹּֽתֵיהֶם֙ga.go.tei.Hem“roofs their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גָּג · “roof” · Strong's H1406
- לְכֹל֙le.Khol“to all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- צְבָ֣אtze.Va'“[the] host of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from צָבָא · “army” · Strong's H6635A
- הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
- וְהַסֵּ֥ךְve.ha.Sekh“and they poured out”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from נָסַךְ · “to pour” · Strong's H5258A
- נְסָכִ֖יםne.sa.Khim“drink offerings”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נֶ֫סֶךְ · “drink offering” · Strong's H5262
- לֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.Him“to gods”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “gods” · Strong's H0430J
- אֲחֵרִֽים׃ פ'a.che.Rim“other”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַחֵר · “another” · Strong's H0312
Places named in this verse
- Jerusalemsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jerusalem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jerusalem on OpenBible.info
- Tophethaltar · Identification: certain · Map of Topheth (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Topheth on OpenBible.info