Jeremiah 7:32 (LSB)

Passage

“Therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when it will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of the Slaughter; for they will bury in Topheth because there is no other place.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 7:30 For the sons of Judah have done that which is evil in My sight,” declares Yahweh, “they have set their detestable things in the house, which is called by My name, to defile it.

Jeremiah 7:31 They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, and it did not come upon My heart.

Jeremiah 7:32 “Therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when it will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of the Slaughter; for they will bury in Topheth because there is no other place.

Jeremiah 7:33 The dead bodies of this people will be food for the birds of the sky and for the beasts of the earth; and no one will frighten them away.

Jeremiah 7:34 Then I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, for the land will become a waste place.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "therefore", "behold", "days", "coming", "declares", "yahweh", and "longer". 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 "They have built the high places of..." into verse 33's "The dead bodies of this people will...", 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.