Jeremiah 7:31 meaning and explanation

They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.

Jeremiah 7:31, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD speaks through Jeremiah at the temple gate, naming the worst of Judah's sins. Topheth was a site in the Valley of Hinnom just outside Jerusalem, where children were burned in fire as offerings.

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