10 He defiled Topheth,(A) which is in Ben Hinnom Valley,(B) so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire[a](C) to Molech.(D)

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  1. 23:10 Lit could make his son or daughter pass through the fire

10 He desecrated Topheth,(A) which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom,(B) so no one could use it to sacrifice their son(C) or daughter in the fire to Molek.

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31 They have built the high places of Topheth[a](A) in Ben Hinnom Valley[b](B) in order to burn their sons and daughters in the fire,(C) a thing I did not command; I never entertained the thought.

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  1. 7:31 Lit of the fireplace
  2. 7:31 A valley south of Jerusalem

31 They have built the high places of Topheth(A) in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(B) to burn their sons and daughters(C) in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.(D)

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“‘Therefore, look, the days are coming(A)—this is the Lord’s declaration—when this place will no longer be called Topheth and Ben Hinnom Valley, but Slaughter Valley.(B)

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So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call this place Topheth(A) or the Valley of Ben Hinnom,(B) but the Valley of Slaughter.(C)

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