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# General Information:
The words "they" and "their" in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
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# Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues to describe the evil things that the people of Judah had done.
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# the high place of Topheth
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This is the name of a place where the people of Israel sacrificed their children to a false god by burning them with fire. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# the Valley of Ben Hinnom
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This is the name of a valley south of the city of Jerusalem, where people sacrificed to false gods. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# nor did it enter my mind
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Here the word "mind" refers to Yahweh's thoughts. Alternate translation: "nor did I ever think about it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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