The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, will be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the army of the sky and have poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’”
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 13. Topheth. This sentence was not in S. Jerom’s Hebrew copy, but in the Septuagint ( Calmet.) with some variations: ( Bible.) “All the houses of the kings of Juda, like the place of Topheth,” is added by the Septuagint Saint Jerome—In Grabe they agree with the present Hebrew and Chal. only rendering, “shall be as a place in ruin, for the defilements in all,” and so forth Bible.—Of heaven: the moon, &chapter 4 Kennicott. 23:12. Josias could not entirely root out this impiety. Calmet. 32:29. His wicked son Joachaz or Sellum, was probably now on the throne, when the prophet went to the potter, and so forth Calmet. 18 to 21.