Jeremiah 7:31 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
29Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
30For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.
31And 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.
32Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
33And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Leviticus 18:21
Both passages condemn the practice of child sacrifice, emphasizing God's disapproval.
Ezekiel 16:20-21
Both verses address the horrific act of sacrificing children, highlighting God's command against it.
Matthew 5:21-22
Jesus expands on the seriousness of sin, echoing the gravity of the actions condemned in Jeremiah.
Source: Jeremiah 7:31