Verse 10
Topheth = the Topheth. First occurrence. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), put for anything abhorrent.
valley, &c. The junction of the three valleys uniting south of Jerusalem. The continual fires burning there gave the Greek name Gehenna (from the Hebrew Ge Hinnom = valley of Hinnom).
Molech. Compare Jeremiah 7:31 , Jeremiah 7:32 ; Jeremiah 19:2-6 . Prohibited Deuteronomy 18:10 . Compare 1 Kings 11:7 .
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