38 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the [a]city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananel, unto the gate of the corner.

39 And the line of the measure shall go forth [in] his presence upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, and unto the corner of the horsegate toward the East, shall be holy unto the Lord, neither shall it be plucked up nor destroyed anymore forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:38 As it was performed, Neh. 3:1. By this description he showeth that the city should be as ample, and beautiful as ever it was: but he alludeth to the spiritual Jerusalem, whose beauty should be incomparable.

38 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this city will be rebuilt(A) for me from the Tower of Hananel(B) to the Corner Gate.(C) 39 The measuring line(D) will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. 40 The whole valley(E) where dead bodies(F) and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley(G) on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate,(H) will be holy(I) to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”

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