Jeremiah 19
DiodatiJeremiah 19:2
EAst-g〈…〉] the Italian, the po〈…〉ers gate; some translate it, The gate of the sunne.
Jeremiah 19:4
Estranged] Hebr. made strange; that is to say, they have done so that I doe not accept of it, nor acknowledge it any more for a place consecrated to me, nor for my temple Of innocents] namely, of little children whom they offered to Molech, Psal. 106. 38. who was worshipped in this valley of Hinnom, at the comming out of this Poters or East gate.
Jeremiah 19:7
The councell] that is I say, All their counsels and determinations, and generally all the publike government. He hath a regrd to that the royall Palace was neer to this gate, where the common councell did use to assemble and come together.
Jeremiah 19:12
Make] that is to say, seeing they have shed the blood of these poor children in Topheth, I will also cause their blood to be shed all over the City. Or, I will make this City as abominable and horrid as Topheth, which by reason of these execrable idolatries represented Hell, see Isaiah 30:33.
