Jeremiah 31:39

And the line of the measure shall go foorth in his presence vpon the hil Gareb, and shall compasse about to Goath.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 dayes come, saith the Lord, that the citie shalbe built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel, vnto the gate of the corner.

40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields vnto the brooke of Kidron, and vnto the corner of the horsegate toward the East, shalbe holy vnto the Lord, neither shall it be plucked vp nor destroyed any more for euer.

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Cross References

Zechariah 2:1I lift vp mine eyes againe and looked, 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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