Jeremiah 32:34

34 "But they 1put their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.

Jeremiah 32:34 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 32:34

But they set their abominations
Their idols, which were abominable to the Lord, and ought to have been so to them: these they placed in the house (which is called by my name), to defile it;
in the temple; as by Ahaz, Manasseh, and others: see ( Jeremiah 7:30 ) .

Jeremiah 32:34 In-Context

32 because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they have done to provoke Me to anger -they, their kings, their leaders, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
33 "They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen and receive instruction.
34 "But they put their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.
35 "They built the high places of Baal that are in the valley of Ben-hinnom to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I had not commanded them nor had it entered My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
36 "Now therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning this city of which you say, 'It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine and by pestilence.'

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Kings 21:1-7; Jeremiah 7:30; Jeremiah 19:4-6; Ezekiel 8:5
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