Konteks 19:12 I, the Lord, say:1 ‘That is how I will deal with this city and its citizens. I will make it like Topheth.
[19:12]1tn This phrase (Heb “Oracle of the Lord”) has been handled this way on several occasions when it occurs within first person addresses where the Lord is the speaker. See, e.g., 16:16; 17:24; 18:6.