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38-39 For the time is coming, says the Lord, when all Jerusalem shall be rebuilt for the Lord, from the tower of Hananel at the northeast corner,[a] to the Corner Gate at the northwest; and from the hill of Gareb at the southwest, across to Goah on the southeast. 40 And the entire city, including the graveyard and ash dump in the valley, and all the fields out to the brook of Kidron, and from there to the Horse Gate on the east side of the city, all shall be holy to the Lord; it shall never again be captured or destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:38 northeast corner . . . northwest . . . southwest . . . southeast, implied.

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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