Jeremiah 7:32 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore beholde, the dayes come, sayeth the Lord, that it shall no more be called Topheth, nor the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall burie in Topheth til there be no place.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:30 For the children of Iudah haue done euill in my sight, sayth the Lord: they haue set their abominations in the House, whereupon my Name is called, to pollute it.

Jeremiah 7:31 And they haue built the hie place of Topheth, which is in the valley of Ben-Hinnom to burne their sonnes and their daughters in the fire, which I commanded them not, neither came it in mine heart.

Jeremiah 7:32 Therefore beholde, the dayes come, sayeth the Lord, that it shall no more be called Topheth, nor the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall burie in Topheth til there be no place.

Jeremiah 7:33 And ye carkeises of this people shalbe meat for the foules of the heauen and for the beastes of the earth, and none shall fraie them away.

Jeremiah 7:34 Then I will cause to cease from the cities of Iudah and from the streetes of Ierusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladnesse, the voice of the bridegrom and the voice of the bride: for the lande shalbe desolate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "therefore", "beholde", "dayes", "come", "sayeth", "lord", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "And they haue built the hie place..." into verse 33's "And ye carkeises of this people shalbe...", so "called" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.