Jer 7:31-32 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 31. Tophet-in the valley of the son of Hinnom ] Tophet was the place in that valley where the continual fires were kept up, in and through which they consecrated their children to Moloch.

‏ Jeremiah 7:31-32

Verse 31. Tophet-in the valley of the son of Hinnom] Tophet was the place in that valley where the continual fires were kept up, in and through which they consecrated their children to Moloch.

Verse 32. The valley of slaughter] The place where the slaughtered thousands of this rebellious people shall be cast, in order to their being burnt, or becoming food for the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, Jer 7:33. These words are repeated, and their meaning more particularly explained, Jer 19:6-15.