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For his burning place has long been ready. Yes, it is prepared for the king. He has made its pyre deep and large with fire and much wood. The LORD’s breath, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.
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Verse 33. Topheth. ‘Tis the same as Gehenna, and is taken for hell. Challoner.—The Assyrians perish amid horrid cries ( Bible.) and thunders, which resembled the noise made by drums, and by children who were burning in the arms of Moloc. 4 Kennicott. 18:4 and 23:10. and 2 Chronicles 29:16. Some think that the carcasses of the Assyrians were to be burnt in this common sewer of Jerusalem. But they were too far distant. Calmet. 37:33. Calmet.
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