Jer 32:35 | HCSB | STEP | They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech – something I had not commanded them. I had never entertained the thought that they do this detestable act causing Judah to sin !

c Lv 20:2-5; Dt 18:10; 2Kg 23:10; Jr 7:31

Jeremiah 32:35

35 They have built the ^{▼▼high place(s): An ancient place of worship most often associated with pagan religions, usually built on an elevated location}high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to ^{▼▼Molech: A Canaanite god associated with death and the underworld. The worship ritual of passing someone through the fire is connected with him. This ritual could have been either fire-walking or child sacrifice.}Molech ^c – something I had not commanded them. I had never entertained the thought ^{▼▼Lit them, and it did not arise on My heart} that they do this detestable act causing Judah to sin!