Jeremiah 19:5

They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.
Jeremiah 19:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּבָנ֞וּ אֶת־בָּמ֣וֹת הַבַּ֗עַל לִשְׂרֹ֧ף אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֛ם בָּאֵ֖שׁ עֹל֣וֹת לַבָּ֑עַל אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־צִוִּ֙יתִי֙ וְלֹ֣א דִבַּ֔רְתִּי וְלֹ֥א עָלְתָ֖ה עַל־לִבִּֽי׃ פ

  1. וּבָנ֞וּu.va.Nu“and they have built”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. בָּמ֣וֹתba.Mot“[the] high places of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בָּמָה · “high place” · Strong's H1116
  4. הַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'al“<the> Baal”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
  5. לִשְׂרֹ֧ףlis.Rof“to burn”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׂרַף · “to burn” · Strong's H8313
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. בְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.Hem“children their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  8. בָּאֵ֖שׁba.'Esh“in the fire”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  9. עֹל֣וֹתo.Lot“burnt offerings”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
  10. לַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'al“to <the> Baal”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
  11. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. צִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.ti“I commanded”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  14. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. דִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.ti“I spoke”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  16. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. עָלְתָ֖ה'al.Tah“it came up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  18. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. לִבִּֽי׃ פli.Bi“heart my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)