Jeremiah 19:2

Then shalt thou go forth into the valley of Ben-hinnom, which is at the opening of the gate of potsherds; and proclaim there the words which I shall speak unto thee;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,

In Context

1Thus said Yahweh, Go and buy a potter’s earthen bottle,—and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;

3and shalt say,—Hear ye the word of Yahweh, O kings of Judah And inhabitants of Jerusalem,—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts—God of Israel Behold me! bringing in calamity upon this place, which shall cause the ears of every one that heareth it, to tingle:

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Cross References

Joshua 15:8then ascendeth the boundary by the valley of the son of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite, on the south, the same, is Jerusalem,—and the boundary goeth up unto the top of the mountain which faceth the valley of Hinnom, to the west, which is at the end of the Vale of Giants, northwards;

2 Chronicles 28:3and, he, burned incense, in the valley of the son of Hinnom,-and burnt his sons, in the fire, according to the abominable ways of the nations, whom Yahweh dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.

Nehemiah 3:29after him, repaired, Zadok son of Immer, over against his own house,—and, after him, repaired, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, keeper of the east-gate;

Jeremiah 1:7Then said Yahweh unto me, Do not say, A child, am, I,—For against whomsoever I send thee, shalt thou go, And whatsoever I command thee, shalt thou speak:

Jeremiah 7:2Stand thou in the gate of the house of Yahweh, and thou shalt proclaim there this word,—and shalt say—Hear ye the word of Yahweh all Judah ye who are entering in at these gates, to bow down unto Yahweh:

Jeremiah 11:6And Yahweh said unto me,—Proclaim thou all, these words, throughout the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem saying,—Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them,

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 19:2-10

The Desolation of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 600.) 1 Thus saith the Lord , Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; 2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, 3 And say, Hear 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… Read the whole commentary →

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