KJV King James Version
Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD’S house; and said to all the people,
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Jeremiah 19:14
Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD’S house; and said to all the people,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and proclaimed to all the people,
WEB World English Bible
Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, where Yahweh had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of Yahweh’s house, and said to all the people:
ASV American Standard Version
Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither Jehovah had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of Jehovah’s house, and said to all the people:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jeremiah cometh in from Tophet, whither Jehovah had sent him to prophesy, and he standeth in the court of the house of Jehovah, and he saith unto all the people:
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 19
11 And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as [one] breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury [them] in Tophet, till [there be] no place to bury.
12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and [even] make this city as Tophet:
13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
14 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD’S house; and said to all the people,
15 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
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וַיָּבֹ֤אH935 · boto come (in): comeיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙H3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahמֵֽהַתֹּ֔פֶתH8612 · to.phetTophethאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichשְׁלָח֧וֹH7971 · sha.lachto send: departיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDשָׁ֖םH8033 · shamthereלְהִנָּבֵ֑אH5012 · na.vato prophesyוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙H5975 · a.madto stand: standבַּחֲצַ֣רH2691 · cha.tsercourtבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)כָּל־H3605 · kolallהָעָֽם׃ סH5971 · ampeople
Cross-references
Jeremiah 26:2Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:2 Chronicles 20:5And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,Jeremiah 19:2-3And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which [is] by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,Acts 5:20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.Jeremiah 17:19Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;Luke 21:37-38And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called [the mount] of Olives.2 Chronicles 24:20-21And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
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