13:9. In Egypt, pottery bowls with the names of enemies on them were broken symbolically at a sacred place in order to bring about the enemies’ destruction (“The Execration of Asiatic Princes” in ANET3 328–29; cf. Bentzen 1950; J. A. Wilson 1951: 156–58). and in Topheth they will bury for lack of space to bury. The LXX omits, which could be another haplography if the resh was confused with dalet (homoeoteleuton: d … r). See 7:32. 12. this place … making this city. “This place” refers to Jerusalem,
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