Jeremiah 7:31

And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 19:6 declares judgment: Tophet becomes the Valley of Slaughter as a direct consequence of the child sacrifice condemned here.

Jeremiah 19:5 repeats the accusation of child sacrifice to Baal in Tophet, using identical phrasing to emphasize the same abomination.

Jeremiah 19:2 sends Jeremiah to the same Valley of Hinnom to deliver a prophecy, tying the place of sin to the announcement of doom.

Jeremiah 32:35 repeats the same charge, specifying it is to Molech, reinforcing the persistent sin of child sacrifice in the same valley.

Jeremiah 19:11 continues the judgment on Topheth, where child sacrifice occurred, predicting burial there.

Jeremiah 19:4 describes the same Valley of Hinnom filled with blood of the innocent from child sacrifice, directly parallel.

Jeremiah 2:23 Historical context

Jeremiah 2:23 refers to 'the valley' as a place of idolatrous behavior, likely the same Valley of Hinnom where child sacrifice occurred.

Psalm 106:37 describes the same sin: sacrificing sons and daughters to demons, echoing the idolatrous child sacrifice condemned here.

Ezekiel 16:20 condemns Israel sacrificing their children to idols, the same sin of child offering God denounces here.

Psalm 106:38 continues: innocent blood shed from sacrificing children to idols, directly paralleling the bloodshed in Topheth.

2 Chronicles 33:6 directly records Manasseh's child sacrifice in the Valley of Hinnom, matching the sin Jeremiah condemns.

2 Chronicles 28:3 recounts Ahaz burning his children in the Valley of Hinnom, a direct example of the practice condemned here.

2 Kings 17:17 describes the northern kingdom's child sacrifice, showing this sin was widespread among Israel, not just Judah.

Deuteronomy 12:31 forbids burning children to gods—the law Israel is violating, making their sin a direct disobedience to God's command.

Leviticus 18:21 forbids giving children to Molech—the very law violated by the child sacrifice Jeremiah condemns.

Leviticus 20:1-5 commands death for giving children to Molech, contrasting with Israel's disobedience Jeremiah denounces.

Micah 6:7 Contrast

Micah 6:7 rhetorically asks if child sacrifice is pleasing to God, contrasting with the condemned practice at Topheth.

Ezekiel 20:31 condemns the same child sacrifice in fire, directly paralleling the sin at Topheth.

Ezekiel 23:37 condemns child sacrifice as part of idolatrous adultery, parallel to the practice at Topheth.

Isaiah 57:5 Parallel

Isaiah 57:5 condemns child sacrifice 'in the ravines,' directly parallel to the child burning in the Valley of Hinnom.

Isaiah 30:33 describes Topheth as a place of divine judgment prepared for the king, echoing the same location condemned for child sacrifice.

2 Kings 23:10 Historical context

2 Kings 23:10 records Josiah defiling Topheth to stop child sacrifices—fulfilling the condemnation pronounced here.

Leviticus 20:2 restates the death penalty for child sacrifice to Molech, directly opposing the practice Jeremiah condemns.

Joshua 18:16 Historical context

Joshua 18:16 identifies the Valley of Ben Hinnom as a boundary—the same location where Topheth was built for child sacrifice.