Jeremiah 19:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and have builtוּבָנ֞וּ
(u·va·nu)
1129: to builda prim. root
the high placesבָּמֹ֣ות
(ba·mo·vt)
1116: a high placeof uncertain derivation
of Baalהַבַּ֗עַל
(hab·ba·'al)
1168a: a heathen godfrom baal
to burnלִשְׂרֹ֧ף
(lis·rof)
8313: to burna prim. root
their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֛ם
(be·nei·hem)
1121: sona prim. root
in the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁ
(ba·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root
as burnt offeringsעֹלֹ֣ות
(o·lo·vt)
5930a: whole burnt offeringfrom alah
to Baal,לַבָּ֑עַל
(lab·ba·'al;)
1168a: a heathen godfrom baal
a thing whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I neverלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
commandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙
(tziv·vi·ti)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
or spokeדִבַּ֔רְתִּי
(dib·bar·ti,)
1696: to speaka prim. root
of, norוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
did it [ever] enterעָלְתָ֖ה
(a·le·tah)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
My mind;לִבִּֽי׃
(lib·bi.)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab


















KJV Lexicon
They have built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
also the high places
bamah  (bam-maw')
an elevation -- height, high place, wave.
of Baal
Ba`al  (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
to burn
saraph  (saw-raf')
to be (causatively, set) on fire -- (cause to, make a) burn(-ing), up) kindle, utterly.
their sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
with fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
for burnt offerings
`olah  (o-law')
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) -- ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to.
unto Baal
Ba`al  (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
which I commanded
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
not nor spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
it neither came
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
it into my mind
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter My mind;

King James Bible
They have built also the 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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, something I have never commanded or mentioned; I never entertained the thought.

International Standard Version
They built the high places for Baal to burn their children in the fire as a burnt offering to Baal—something I didn't command, didn't say, nor did it ever enter my mind!

NET Bible
They have built places here for worship of the god Baal so that they could sacrifice their children as burnt offerings to him in the fire. Such sacrifices are something I never commanded them to make! They are something I never told them to do! Indeed, such a thing never even entered my mind!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They have built worship sites to burn their children as sacrifices to Baal. I didn't ask them or command them to do this. It never entered my mind.

King James 2000 Bible
They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spoke it, neither came it into my mind:
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