646 B
646 B
For a place of burning was prepared long ago
"For long ago Yahweh prepared a place for burning"
a place of burning
Some English translations read, "Topheth," the name of a place in the Hinnom Valley, south of Jerusalem, where at one time people burned their children as sacrifices to a false god.
it is prepared for the king
"Yahweh prepared it for the king of Assyria"
The pile is ready with a fire and much wood
"The pile is ready with much wood to make a fire"
The breath of Yahweh, like a stream of sulfur, will set it on fire
This speaks of Yahweh's breath as if it were a river of fire that will set the pile on fire.