Jeremiah 31:38

Jeremiah 31:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the city shall be rebuilt for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the city shall be built for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when all Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

Context of Jeremiah 31:38

36“Only if these decrees vanish from my sight,” declares the Lord, “will Israel ever cease being a nation before me.” 37This is what the Lord says: “Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below be searched out will I reject all the descendants of Israel because of all they have done,” declares the Lord. “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39The measuring line will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. 40The 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.”

Jeremiah 31:38 word by word

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְנִבְנְתָ֤ה הָעִיר֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל שַׁ֥עַר הַפִּנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• shall be builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• from the towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · (Hananel) TowerH4026
• of Hananeelחֲנַנְאֵלchănan'êl · (Tower of) HananelH2606
• unto the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the cornerפִּנָּהpinnâh · Corner (Gate)H6438

Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:38

• Jeremiah 31:27“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will plant the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals.
• Jeremiah 23:5“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
• Jeremiah 30:18“This is what the Lord says: “ ‘I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place.
• Nehemiah 2:17Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.”
• Nehemiah 12:30When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people, the gates and the wall.
• Isaiah 44:28who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, “Let it be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Let its foundations be laid.” ’
• Ezekiel 48:30“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long,
• Daniel 9:25“Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.
• Nehemiah 3:1Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
• Nehemiah 12:39over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. At the Gate of the Guard they stopped.
• Zechariah 14:10The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up high from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.
• 2 Kings 14:13Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section about four hundred cubits long.
• 2 Chronicles 26:9Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate and at the angle of the wall, and he fortified them.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38The city shall be built to the Lord - This cannot mean the city built after the return from Babylon, for two reasons: This is to be much greater in extent; It is to be permanent, never to be thrown down, Jeremiah 31:40. It must therefore mean, if taken literally at all, the city that is to be built by them when they are brought in with the fullness of the Gentiles. The tower of Hananeel - This stood in the northeast part of the city; from thence the wall…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38To the Lord - Or, for Yahweh: for His dwelling in the hearts of a people prepared to be His temple.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. 38The Lord revealed his plan to rebuild Jerusalem. The Tower of Hananel was at the northeast corner of the old city. The Corner Gate was at the northwest corner (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chronicles 26:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. tower of Hananeel--The city shall extend beyond its former bounds (Ne 3:1; 12:39; Zec 14:10). gate of ... corner--(2Ki 14:13; 2Ch 26:9).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