Jeremiah 19:12

Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:

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Interpretation

The potter's vessel, after it is hardened, can never be pieced again when it is broken. And as the bottle was broken, so shall Judah and Jerusalem be broken by the Chaldeans.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 19:12-15.

Jeremiah 19:12 Jeremiah 19:13 Jeremiah 19:14 Jeremiah 19:15

Glossary

Topheth Place: =Topheth, from Heb. Modern identification: Hinnom Valley.
City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).