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Jeremiah 31:40
40The whole area will belong to the Lord as a holy place. It will include the valley where they throw dead bodies and the ashes from sacrifices. It will include all the fields of the Kidron valley in the east, as far north as the corner of the Horse Gate. All of that will be my holy place. Nobody will ever again take the city or destroy it.’
Jeremiah 31:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of 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.
- New International Version (NIV)The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate, will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever.”
Context of Jeremiah 31:40
38The Lord says this: ‘The time will soon come when this city of Jerusalem belongs to me again. You will build it all again, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner gate. 39The edge of the city will go straight from there to Gareb hill. Then it will turn south and go to Goah. The whole area will belong to the Lord as a holy place. It will include the valley where they throw dead bodies and the ashes from sacrifices. It will include all the fields of the Kidron valley in the east, as far north as the corner of the Horse Gate. All of that will be my holy place. Nobody will ever again take the city or destroy it.’
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:40 word by word
וְכָל־הָעֵ֣מֶק הַפְּגָרִ֣ים׀ וְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁן וְכָֽל־הַשְּׁדֵמוֹת֩ עַד־נַ֨חַל קִדְר֜וֹן עַד־פִּנַּ֨ת שַׁ֤עַר הַסּוּסִים֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה לֹֽא־יִנָּתֵ֧שׁ וְֽלֹא־יֵהָרֵ֛ס ע֖וֹד לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the whole valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
- of the dead bodiesפֶּ֫גֶרpeger · corpseH6297
- and of the ashesדֶּ֫שֶׁןdeshen · ashesH1880
- and all the fieldsשְׁרֵמָהsherêmâh · fieldH8309
- and all the fieldsשְׁדֵמָהshedêmâh · fieldH7709
- unto the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
- of Kidronקִדְרוֹןqidrôn · KidronH6939
- unto the cornerפִּנָּהpinnâh · cornerH6438
- of the horseסוּסsûs sûs · Horse (Gate)H5483
- gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- toward the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
- holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- it shall not be plucked upנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
- nor thrown downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
- any more for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:40
- Jeremiah 7:32So listen to me! The time will soon come when people no longer call those places Topheth or Ben-Hinnom Valley. Instead, they will call it Death Valley. They will bury lots of dead people there. There will be no space left to bury any more people!
- Jeremiah 19:11Tell them that the Lord Almighty says, “I will destroy this nation and this city. They will be like this broken pot that nobody is able to mend. They will bury lots of dead people here in Topheth. There will be no space left to bury any more people.
- Jeremiah 32:36You are right to say, “War, famine and disease will cause the king of Babylon to get power over this city.” But I, the Lord, Israel's God, tell you this:
- Ezekiel 37:2The Lord made me walk up and down among the bones. I could see many bones there, on the ground in the valley. They were completely dry.
- 2 Samuel 15:23As David and his men left the city, all the people who saw them wept loudly. The king went across the Kidron Valley and his men followed him. They travelled along the road towards the desert.
- 2 Kings 23:6He also removed the Asherah pole from the Lord's temple. He took it outside Jerusalem, to the Kidron Valley. He burned it there. He made its ashes into dust. He threw the dust over the graves of ordinary people.
- John 18:1When Jesus had finished praying, he and his disciples went out. They went across the Kidron valley. On the other side, there was a garden. Jesus and his disciples went into it.
- 2 Kings 11:16So they took hold of Athaliah. They took her through the gate for the king's horses into the yard of the palace. They killed her there.
- 2 Chronicles 23:15So they took hold of Athaliah. They took her through the gate for the king's horses into the yard of the palace. They killed her there.
- Nehemiah 3:28The priests repaired the wall on the north side of the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the wall in front of his house.
- Ezekiel 45:1‘You must divide the land into different parts to belong to each tribe. When you do this, you must give one part to the Lord. It will belong to the Lord as a holy piece of land. It will be 12½ kilometres long and 10 kilometres wide. All of this land will be holy.
- Ezekiel 48:35So the walls all around the city will measure 9,000 metres. From that time on, the name of the city will be, “The Lord is there.” ’
- Joel 3:17‘Then you will know that I am the Lord your God. You will know that I live in Zion, my holy hill. Jerusalem will be holy. Strangers will never take it again.
- Zechariah 14:20On that day, men will write the words, ‘This is for the Lord’ on the bells of the horses. The pots that anyone uses to cook with in the house of the Lord will be special. They will be as special as the dishes in front of the altar.
- Jeremiah 18:7Sometimes I may warn a nation or a kingdom that I will knock it down and destroy it.
- Isaiah 51:22The Lord God who is your Lord stands beside his people. He says, ‘Look! Now I have taken the cup of my punishment out of your hand. You will no longer have to drink the strong wine of my anger that makes you drunk.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40The whole valley of the dead bodies - The valley of the son of Hinnom. And all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse-gate toward the east - All these places, the fuller's field, etc., shall be consecrated to the Lord, and become a part of this new city; so that this will appear to be a city much more extensive than the city of Jerusalem ever was; and to be suited to that time, when the people shall have the law written in their…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40The whole valley of the dead bodies - Probably some part of the Valley of Ben-Hinnom. Comparing Zechariah 2:4, the conclusion seems evident that Jeremiah‘s words are to be spiritually understood. His city is one that renders holy unto Yahweh what was before unclean. Compare John‘s new Jerusalem Revelation 21:27.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-40Verses 35-40 As surely as the heavenly bodies will continue their settled course, according to the will of their Creator, to the end of time, and as the raging sea obeys him, so surely will the Jews be continued a separate people. Words can scarcely set forth more strongly the restoration of Israel. The rebuilding of Jerusalem, and its enlargement and establishment, shall be an earnest of the great things God will do for the gospel church. The personal…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40Jerusalem will be an eternal holy city, present in the heavenly realm and on the new earth (Revelation 21–22). The graveyard and ash dump were in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom (see study note on Jeremiah 7:30–34) on the south side of the city, and the Kidron Valley was on the east (2 Kings 23:4–6). The exact location of the Horse Gate on the eastern wall is unknown.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. valley of ... dead--Tophet, where the bodies of malefactors were cast (Is 30:33), south of the city. fields ... Kidron--so 2Ki 23:4. Fields in the suburbs reaching as far as Kidron, east of the city. horse gate--Through it the king's horses were led forth for watering to the brook Kidron (2Ki 11:16; Ne 3:28). for ever--The city shall not only be spacious, but both "holy to the Lord," that is, freed from all pollutions, and everlasting (Joe 3:17, 20…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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