For Tophet - The same idea is conveyed in this verse as in the preceding, but under another form, and with a new illustration. The sense is,…

Tophet is ordained of old. —Literally, the Tophet, or place of burning, with perhaps the secondary sense of “a place of loathing.…

For Tophet is ordained. The Prophet goes on to threaten the vengeance of God, and says that not only a temporary calamity, but also everla…

For Tophet is ordained of old
The place long ago appointed for the ruin of the Assyrian army, which pitched here: th…

God curbs and restrains from doing mischief. With a word He guides His people into the right way, but with a bridle He turns His enemies to their o…

1. Woe to you, apostate children. In this section, the prophet i ues threats against those who despised the prophet Jeremiah…