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Jeremiah 7:29-31
New International Version
Jeremiah 7:29-31
New International Version
29 “‘Cut off(A) your hair and throw it away; take up a lament(B) on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned(C) this generation that is under his wrath.
The Valley of Slaughter
30 “‘The people of Judah have done evil(D) in my eyes, declares the Lord. They have set up their detestable idols(E) in the house that bears my Name and have defiled(F) it. 31 They have built the high places of Topheth(G) in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(H) to burn their sons and daughters(I) in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.(J)
Jeremiah 7:29-31
King James Version
Jeremiah 7:29-31
King James Version
29 Cut 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.
30 For 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.
31 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.
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Jeremiah 7:29-31
New King James Version
Jeremiah 7:29-31
New King James Version
29 (A)Cut off your hair and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the desolate heights; for the Lord has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ 30 For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight,” says the Lord. (B)“They have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to [a]pollute it. 31 And they have built the (C)high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to (D)burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, (E)which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart.
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Jeremiah 7:29-31
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 7:29-31
English Standard Version
29 (A)“‘Cut off your hair and cast it away;
raise a lamentation on (B)the bare heights,
for the Lord has rejected and forsaken
the generation of his wrath.’
The Valley of Slaughter
30 “For the sons of Judah have done evil in my sight, declares the Lord. They have set (C)their detestable things in the house (D)that is called by my name, to (E)defile it. 31 And they have built the high places of (F)Topheth, which is in (G)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, (H)to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, (I)which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind.
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