📖 Jeremiah — Chapter 19 (KJV)
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Jeremiah 19:1 Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of Rthe ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
Jeremiah 19:2 And go forth unto Rthe valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of Tthe east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
Jeremiah 19:3 And say, RHear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
Jeremiah 19:4 Because Rthey have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
Jeremiah 19:5 They have built also Rthe high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
Jeremiah 19:6 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that Rthis place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.
Jeremiah 19:7 And RI will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 19:8 And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
Jeremiah 19:9 And I will cause them to Reat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
Jeremiah 19:10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
Jeremiah 19:11 And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; REven so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot Tbe made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
Jeremiah 19:12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even Rmake this city as Tophet:
Jeremiah 19:13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be Rdefiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
Jeremiah 19:14 Then came Jeremiah Rfrom Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD’s house; and said to all the people,
Jeremiah 19:15 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, Rbecause they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 19:1–5 — The bottle sign confronts innocent blood
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jeremiah takes elders to the valley of the son of Hinnom with a pottery bottle. Idolatry and the burning of children are explicitly condemned as acts God never commanded.
Key Truth: Reject religious claims that excuse cruelty.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, …” (Jeremiah 19:1)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring ____ upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall …” (Jeremiah 19:3)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “They have ____ also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons …” (Jeremiah 19:5)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 19:6–10 — A valley renamed by catastrophe
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord announces failed counsel, siege, and extreme suffering in a desolated city. Jeremiah is then instructed to break the bottle before the witnesses.
Key Truth: Heed a warning before destruction becomes irreversible.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the ____ of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.” (Jeremiah 19:6)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And I will ____ this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth …” (Jeremiah 19:8)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the …” (Jeremiah 19:10)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 19:11–15 — A broken vessel and a hardened city
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The shattered bottle illustrates the coming breaking of city and people. Defiled houses and idol worship are named, and Jeremiah repeats the warning publicly in the temple court because the people will not hear.
Key Truth: Let hearing lead to repentance rather than hardened resistance.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And ____ say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even …” (Jeremiah 19:11)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, …” (Jeremiah 19:13)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… upon this city and upon all her towns all the ____ that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened …” (Jeremiah 19:15)
Find it in Jeremiah 19:15 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Jeremiah 7:31 — The earlier temple warning also condemns child sacrifice.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What harmful practice must you refuse even when others give it a religious excuse?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What conduct is connected with the valley’s coming judgment?
2. Why is the child-burning practice condemned explicitly?
3. What makes the bottle-breaking a public sign?
4. What does the broken bottle illustrate?
5. What reason is given for repeating the warning in the temple court?
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