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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220The days are coming,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220when this city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The day is coming,” says the LORD, “when all Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the city will be rebuilt for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, days are coming,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220when the city will be rebuilt for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the city shall be rebuilt for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when the city will be rebuilt for Yahweh from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “when the city [of Jerusalem] will be rebuilt for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Look, the days are coming”—the LORD’s declaration—“when the city from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate will be rebuilt for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Look, the days are coming"—the LORD&#8217s declaration—"when the city from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate will be rebuilt for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah from the tower of Hananel unto the gate of the corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said: Someday, Jerusalem will truly belong to me. It will be rebuilt with a boundary line running from Hananel Tower to Corner Gate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The time is coming," says the LORD, "when all of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as my city, from Hananel Tower west to the Corner Gate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the city of the LORD will be rebuilt from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?The days are coming,? declares the LORD, ?when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Indeed a time is coming," says the LORD, "when the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as my special city. It will be built from the Tower of Hananel westward to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Look, the days come," says the LORD, "that the city shall be built to the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel to the gate of the corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the city will be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, days [are coming],” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “And the city has been built for YHWH, "" From the Tower of Hananeel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And the city hath been built to Jehovah, From the tower of Hananeel to the gate of the corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold the days, says Jehovah, and the city was built to Jehovah, from the tower of Hananeel, even to the gate of the corner.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hanameel even to the gate of the corner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when a city will be built for the Lord from the tower of Hananel, even to the Gate of the Corner;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, days are coming—oracle of the LORD—when the city shall be rebuilt as the LORD’s, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when the city shall be rebuilt for the LORD from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananael to the gate of the corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, days are coming, says LORD JEHOVAH, and the city for LORD JEHOVAH shall be built from the Tower of Khannaneil unto the Gate of the Corner<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Anameel to the gate of the corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9621" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Mourning Turned to Joy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yå̄·mī·må̄ (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">“The days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">are coming,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·ʾum- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">“when this city</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: wə·niḇ·nə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">will be rebuilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">for Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4026.htm" title="4026: mim·miḡ·dal (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A tower. Also feminine migdalah; from gadal; a tower; by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a bed of flowers.">from the tower</a> <a href="/hebrew/2606.htm" title="2606: ḥă·nan·’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From chanan and 'el; God has favored; Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named.">of Hananel</a> <a href="/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438: hap·pin·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A corner. Feminine of pen; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.">to the Corner</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">Gate.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10-11</a></span><br />All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, 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. / People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Nehemiah 3:1-32</a></span><br />At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall. / The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them. / The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Isaiah 54:11-12</a></span><br />“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires. / I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30-35</a></span><br />“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, / the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi. / On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-14</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. / The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-5</a></span><br />Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.” / Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10-14</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. / Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession. / For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11-15</a></span><br />“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, / that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this. / “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-18.htm">Isaiah 65:18-19</a></span><br />But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight. / I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24-26</a></span><br />By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. / Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. / And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1-2</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. / And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14-15</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. / But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Joel 3:17-18</a></span><br />Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners. / And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel to the gate of the corner.</p><p class="hdg">the days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">Jeremiah 31:27</a></b></br> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5</a></b></br> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Jeremiah 30:18</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Nehemiah 2:17-20</a></b></br> Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we <i>are</i> in, how Jerusalem <i>lieth</i> waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/12-30.htm">Nehemiah 12:30-40</a></b></br> And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall… </p><p class="hdg">the tower.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Nehemiah 3:1</a></b></br> Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Nehemiah 12:39</a></b></br> And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10</a></b></br> All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and <i>from</i> the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.</p><p class="hdg">the gate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">2 Kings 14:13</a></b></br> And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/26-9.htm">2 Chronicles 26:9</a></b></br> Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning <i>of the wall</i>, and fortified them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Angle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Building</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Built</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Hananeel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Hananel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-27.htm">Tower</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-5.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Angle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-31.htm">Building</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-31.htm">Built</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-3.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-5.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Hananeel</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Hananel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Tower</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">The restoration of Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">The publication thereof.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Rahel mourning is comforted.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Ephraim repenting is brought home again.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Christ is promised.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">His care over the church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">His new covenant.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">The stability,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">and amplitude of the church.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“The days are coming,” declares the LORD,</b><br>This phrase introduces a prophetic declaration, indicating a future event that is certain to occur. It is a common prophetic formula used throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing the authority and certainty of God's word. This phrase often signals hope and restoration, especially in the context of Israel's history, where the people faced exile and destruction.<p><b>“when this city will be rebuilt for Me,</b><br>The city referred to is Jerusalem, which had been destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC. The promise of rebuilding signifies not just physical restoration but also spiritual renewal. The phrase "for Me" indicates that the rebuilding is for God's purposes and glory, suggesting a return to covenant faithfulness and divine favor. This rebuilding can be seen as a type of the ultimate restoration found in Christ, who rebuilds the spiritual temple, the Church.<p><b>from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.</b><br>The tower of Hananel and the Corner Gate are specific locations in Jerusalem, marking the northern boundary of the city. The tower of Hananel is mentioned in <a href="/nehemiah/3.htm">Nehemiah 3:1</a> and <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10</a>, indicating its significance in the city's fortifications. The Corner Gate is referenced in <a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">2 Kings 14:13</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/26-9.htm">2 Chronicles 26:9</a>, associated with the city's defense. The mention of these landmarks underscores the completeness of the restoration, from one end of the city to the other. This geographical detail highlights the historical reality of the prophecy and its fulfillment in the post-exilic period, as well as symbolizing the comprehensive nature of God's redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who declares His plans for the future restoration of Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message of hope and restoration to the people of Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>Refers to Jerusalem, the central place of worship and the political heart of Israel, which had faced destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tower_of_hananel.htm">Tower of Hananel</a></b><br>A specific location in Jerusalem, likely a part of the city's fortifications, symbolizing strength and protection.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/corner_gate.htm">Corner Gate</a></b><br>Another specific location in Jerusalem, marking the city's boundaries and representing its full restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the destruction and exile, God promises to restore Jerusalem, demonstrating His unwavering faithfulness to His covenant people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a></b><br>Believers can find hope in God's promises, knowing that He is committed to restoring and rebuilding what is broken in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_specificity_in_prophecy.htm">The Importance of Specificity in Prophecy</a></b><br>The mention of specific locations like the Tower of Hananel and the Corner Gate underscores the precision and reliability of God's prophetic word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rebuilding.htm">Spiritual Rebuilding</a></b><br>Just as Jerusalem was to be physically rebuilt, believers are called to participate in spiritual rebuilding, aligning their lives with God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_future_fulfillment.htm">Anticipation of Future Fulfillment</a></b><br>This prophecy points to a greater fulfillment in the New Jerusalem, encouraging believers to live with an eternal perspective.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(38) <span class= "bld">From the tower of Hananeel unto the gate</span> <span class= "bld">of the corner.</span>--There seems to us something almost like an anti-climax in this sudden transition from the loftiest Gospel promises to the obscure localities of the ancient Jerusalem. With Jeremiah, however, as before with Isaiah (<a href="/context/isaiah/65-17.htm" title="For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.">Isaiah 65:17-25</a>), and on a much larger scale with Ezekiel (Ezekiel 40-48), this was the natural outgrowth of the vividness with which the restored city came before his mental vision. He saw a goodly city rise as from the ruins of the old, truly and not in name only consecrated to Jehovah, and describes, as best he can, how it differed from them. The tower of Hananeel appears from <a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm" title="Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananeel.">Nehemiah 3:1</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm" title="And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.">Nehemiah 12:39</a>, to have been identical, or connected, with the tower of Meah, and to have been between the fish-gate and the sheep-gate, at the north-east corner of the city walls. It is named again, as one of the conspicuous landmarks of the city, in <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm" title="All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel to the king's winepresses.">Zechariah 14:10</a>. The "corner-gate" at the north-west corner, and near the present Jaffa-gate, appears in <a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm" title="And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.">2Kings 14:13</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/26-9.htm" title="Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.">2Chronicles 26:9</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm" title="All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel to the king's winepresses.">Zechariah 14:10</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-24.htm" title="After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, even to the corner.">Nehemiah 3:24</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-32.htm" title="And between the going up of the corner to the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.">Nehemiah 3:32</a>. The wall in this quarter had apparently been battered during the siege of Jerusalem, and the prophet naturally sees the rebuilding of the wall as among the first-fruits of the restoration.<span class= "bld"> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 38-40.</span> - The connection is not very clear. The main point of these verses is that Jerusalem, when rebuilt, shall be altogether "the Lord's." Its circumference shall even be extended with the single object of including spots at present unclean, but then to become holy like the rest of the city. According to Hengstenberg and Keil, Jerusalem is here a figure of the kingdom of God in the latter days. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The tower of Hananeel.</span> This lay at the northeast corner of the city (<a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Nehemiah 3:1</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Nehemiah 12:39</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The gate of the corner</span>. At the north, west corner (<a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">2 Kings 14:13</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/26-9.htm">2 Chronicles 26:9</a>). Both this and the tower of Hananeel are mentioned together again in the prophecy of the glorification of Jerusalem, in <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are coming,”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאִ֖ים‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“when the city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִיר֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be rebuilt</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִבְנְתָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niḇ·nə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for [Me],</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the tower</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miḡ·dal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4026.htm">Strong's 4026: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hananel</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nan·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2606.htm">Strong's 2606: </a> </span><span class="str2">God is gracious', a tower in Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the Corner</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפִּנָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pin·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6438.htm">Strong's 6438: </a> </span><span class="str2">An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gate.</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֥עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 31:38 Behold the days come says Yahweh that (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/31-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>