“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.”
God's promise that the valley will no longer be called Topheth but the Valley of Slaughter announces that the place of death—formerly used for pagan sacrifice—will become the place where God's judgment executes massive death. The transformation of the valley's name symbolizes the complete reversal: what was a site of idolatrous worship becomes a site of divine judgment. The phrase "valley of slaughter" suggests that the coming judgment will be so extensive that the valley will serve as mass burial ground.
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