Jer 7:31 | HCSB | STEP | They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom in order to burn their sons and daughters in the fire , a thing I did not command ; I never entertained the thought .

g Lv 18:21; Dt 12:31; 2Kg 17:17,31; 2Ch 28:3; Jr 19:5; Ezk 16:21; 20:31; 23:25,37,47

Jeremiah 7:31

31 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 ^{▼▼Topheth: A place of human sacrifice outside Jerusalem in the Hinnom Valley; Jr 7:31-32; see "hell/hellfire"}Topheth ^{▼▼Lit of the fireplace
,} ^d in the Valley of Hinnom ^{▼▼A valley south of Jerusalem
,} ^f in order to burn their sons and daughters in the fire, ^g a thing I did not command; I never entertained the thought. ^{▼▼Lit command, and it did not arise on My heart}