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and go forth to the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell you;
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A Message in the Location
Commentators emphasize that God's choice of location was intentional. The Valley of Hinnom was infamous for Israel's most horrific sins, including child sacrifice. By sending Jeremiah there, God directly connected the coming judgment to the people's specific, detestable acts of idolatry, demonstrating that sin defiles and leads to ruin.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The valley ... - See Jeremiah 7:31 note.
The east gate - Others render it “the pottery gate.” Two gates led into the valley of…
19th Century
Anglican
To the valley of the son of Hinnom. —The site was chosen as having been the scene of the most hateful form of idolatry to which th…
16th Century
Protestant
We see that the Prophet was sent by God to show the people that there was no firmness in that state of which hypocrites boasted. For God, who had f…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And go forth into the valley of the son of Hinnom To whom it formerly belonged, and so it was called as early as Jos…
The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. Both rulers and ruled must attend to it. That place which holiness made the j…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the full punishment is threatened.
First, he gives the place of the preaching: to the valley of the sons of Hinnom, whic…
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