Jeremiah 31:39

And the measuring line shall yet go out straight forward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

In Context

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

40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

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Cross References

Zechariah 2:1(2-5) And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:36-40

Evangelical Promises; The Rebuilding of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 594.) 35 Thus saith the Lord , which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name: 36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord , then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. 37 Thus saith the Lord ; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth… Read the whole commentary →

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