And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
The houses in Jerusalem and the royal palaces of Judah will become as disgusting and unclean as the place called Tophet. This will happen because on the rooftops of all these houses, people have burned incense to worship the stars and planets, and they have poured out liquid offerings to false gods.
God is saying that Jerusalem's homes and palaces will become defiled and cursed because the people have been worshiping false gods and celestial objects on their rooftops instead of worshiping Him alone.
📚 Historical Context
Tophet was a place in the Valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem where people practiced child sacrifice and other detestable rituals to foreign gods like Molech. Rooftop worship was common in ancient times, where people would burn incense and make offerings to celestial bodies like stars, planets, and moon gods. This was happening during the final years before Babylon conquered Jerusalem in 586 BC, when idolatry had become widespread among the Jewish people.
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