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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּבָנ֞וּ אֶת־בָּמ֣וֹת הַבַּ֗עַל לִשְׂרֹ֧ף אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֛ם בָּאֵ֖שׁ עֹל֣וֹת לַבָּ֑עַל אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־צִוִּ֙יתִי֙ וְלֹ֣א דִבַּ֔רְתִּי וְלֹ֥א עָלְתָ֖ה עַל־לִבִּֽי׃ פ
- וּבָנ֞וּu.va.Nu“and they have built”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בָּמ֣וֹתba.Mot“[the] high places of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בָּמָה · “high place” · Strong's H1116
- הַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'al“<the> Baal”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
- לִשְׂרֹ֧ףlis.Rof“to burn”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׂרַף · “to burn” · Strong's H8313
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.Hem“children their”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- בָּאֵ֖שׁba.'Esh“in the fire”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
- עֹל֣וֹתo.Lot“burnt offerings”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
- לַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'al“to <the> Baal”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- צִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.ti“I commanded”Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- דִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.ti“I spoke”Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- עָלְתָ֖ה'al.Tah“it came up”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- 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)