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Jeremiah 31:40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished."

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The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And the entire area&#8212;including the graveyard and ash dump in the valley, and all the fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the Horse Gate&#8212;will be holy to the LORD. The city will never again be captured or destroyed.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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, <i>shall be</i> holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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, <i>shall be</i> holy to the LORD. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the entire 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 will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And 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 will not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;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 overthrown anymore forever.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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 Yahweh; it will not be uprooted or pulled down anymore forever.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the whole valley (Hinnom) of the dead bodies and [the hill] of the ashes [long dumped there from the temple sacrifices], 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 (the city) will not be uprooted or overthrown anymore to the end of the age.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The whole valley&#8212;the corpses, the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east&#8212;will be holy to the LORD. It will never be uprooted or demolished again.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The whole valley&#8212;the corpses, the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east&#8212;will be holy to the LORD. It will never be uprooted or demolished again.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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 Jehovah; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even that disgusting Hinnom Valley will be sacred to me, and so will the eastern slopes that go down from Horse Gate into Kidron Valley. Jerusalem will never again be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/31.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />The whole valley, filled with its dead bodies and ashes, and the whole area to the Kidron Valley, as far as the corner of Horse Gate in the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never be uprooted or torn down again."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The entire valley, where the dead are buried and garbage is dumped, and all the fields above Kidron Brook as far as the Horse Gate to the east, will be sacred to me. The city will never again be torn down or destroyed." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The whole valley of dead bodies and ashes and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east will be holy to the LORD. It won't be uprooted or overthrown again, forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The whole valley where dead bodies and sacrificial ashes are thrown and all the terraced fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far north as the Horse Gate will be included within this city that is sacred to the LORD. The city will never again be torn down or destroyed." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to 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, nor thrown down any more forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook of Kidron, to the corner of the horse-gate towards the east, shall be holy to the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be plucked up or thrown down any more forever.&#8221; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all the valley of the carcasses and of the ashes, "" And all the fields to the Brook of Kidron, "" To the corner of the Horse Gate eastward, "" [Are] holy to YHWH, "" It is not plucked up, "" Nor is it thrown down anymore for all time!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all the valley of the carcases and of the ashes, And all the fields unto the brook Kidron, Unto the corner of the horse-gate eastward, Are holy to Jehovah, it is not plucked up, Nor is it thrown down any more to the age!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all the valley of the carcasses and the ashes, and all the fields even to the torrent Kidron, even to the corner of the gate of horses, from the sunrising, a holy place to Jehovah; it shall not be plucked up, and it shall no more be destroyed forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the whole valley of dead bodies and of ashes, and all the country of death, even to the torrent Cedron, and the corner of the horse gate towards the east, the Holy of the Lord: it shall not be plucked up, and it shall not be destroyed any more for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and the entire Valley of dead bodies and ashes, and the entire region of death, even to the torrent of Kedron, and to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east. All this will be the holy place of the Lord. It will not be rooted up, and it will not be torn down, anymore, forever.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The whole valley of corpses and ashes, all the terraced slopes toward the Wadi Kidron, as far as the corner of the Horse Gate at the east, shall be holy to the LORD. Never again shall the city be uprooted or demolished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Wadi Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the LORD. It shall never again be uprooted or overthrown.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the whole valley in which they dump refuse and ashes, as far as the brook Kidron and as far as the corner of the horse gate towards the east, shall be holy to the LORD; it shall not be uprooted nor demolished any more for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all the valley in which they throw dung and ashes, unto the valley of Qedrown and unto the corners of the eastern Gate of Horses is holiness to LORD JEHOVAH; it shall not be uprooted and it shall not be overthrown again for eternity <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And all the Asaremoth even to Nachal Kedron, as far as the corner of the horse-gate eastward, shall be holiness to the Lord; and it shall not fail any more, and shall not be destroyed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/31-40.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=9640" 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>&#8230;<span class="reftext">39</span>The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: w&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#257;l (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">The whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: h&#257;&#183;&#8216;&#234;&#183;meq (Art:: N-ms) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/6297.htm" title="6297: hap&#183;p&#601;&#183;&#7713;&#257;&#183;r&#238;m (Art:: N-mp) -- Corpse, carcass. From pagar; a carcase, whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image.">of the dead bodies</a> <a href="/hebrew/1880.htm" title="1880: w&#601;&#183;had&#183;de&#183;&#353;en (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Fatness, ashes of fat. From dashen; the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. abundance; specifically the ashes of sacrifices.">and ashes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: w&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#257;l (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8309.htm" title="8309: ha&#353;&#183;&#353;&#601;&#183;r&#275;&#183;m&#333;&#7791; (Art:: N-fp) -- A common. Probably by an orthographical error for shdemah; a common.">the fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: &#8216;a&#7695;- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6939.htm" title="6939: qi&#7695;&#183;r&#333;&#183;wn (N-proper-fs) -- Perhaps dusky, a wadi E. of Jer. From qadar; dusky place; Kidron, a brook near Jerusalem.">far as the Kidron</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: na&#183;&#7717;al (N-msc) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">Valley,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: &#8216;a&#7695;- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438: pin&#183;na&#7791; (N-fsc) -- A corner. Feminine of pen; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.">the corner</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: has&#183;s&#363;&#183;s&#238;m (Art:: N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">of the Horse</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: &#353;a&#183;&#8216;ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">Gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: miz&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#7717;&#257;h (N-ms:: 3fs) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">to the east,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: q&#333;&#183;&#7695;e&#353; (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">will be holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah&#183;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.">to the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: l&#333;- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">It will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: l&#601;&#183;&#8216;&#333;&#183;w&#183;l&#257;m (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: &#8216;&#333;&#183;w&#7695; (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">again</a> <a href="/hebrew/5428.htm" title="5428: yin&#183;n&#257;&#183;&#7791;&#234;&#353; (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pull or pluck up, root out. A primitive root; to tear away.">be uprooted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: w&#601;&#183;l&#333;- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: y&#234;&#183;h&#257;&#183;r&#234;s (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">or demolished.&#8221;</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <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="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-28</a></span><br />you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: &#8216;I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. / I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms. / They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17-25</a></span><br />For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. / 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="/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="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. / 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: &#8220;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="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Isaiah 4:2-6</a></span><br />On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel&#8217;s survivors. / Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy&#8212;all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living&#8212; / when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a></span><br />The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-5</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. / No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-18.htm">Isaiah 60:18-22</a></span><br />No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. / No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. / Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Zephaniah 3:9-13</a></span><br />For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder. / From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering. / On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22-27</a></span><br />But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. / And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra&#8217;s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper&#8217;s nest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Ezekiel 36:33-36</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt. / The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through. / Then they will say, &#8216;This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.&#8217; ...<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="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Isaiah 54:11-14</a></span><br />&#8220;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. / Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1-4</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: &#8220;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.&#8221; For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. / Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook of Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy to the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.</p><p class="hdg">the whole.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Jeremiah 7:32</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Jeremiah 19:11-13</a></b></br> And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as <i>one</i> breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury <i>them</i> in Tophet, till <i>there be</i> no place to bury&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-36.htm">Jeremiah 32:36</a></b></br> And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;</p><p class="hdg">the brook.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">2 Samuel 15:23</a></b></br> And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6,12</a></b></br> And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped <i>it</i> small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-1.htm">John 18:1</a></b></br> When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.</p><p class="hdg">unto.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">2 Kings 11:16</a></b></br> And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/23-15.htm">2 Chronicles 23:15</a></b></br> So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm">Nehemiah 3:28</a></b></br> From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.</p><p class="hdg">shall be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1-6</a></b></br> Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length <i>shall be</i> the length of five and twenty thousand <i>reeds</i>, and the breadth <i>shall be</i> ten thousand. This <i>shall be</i> holy in all the borders thereof round about&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a></b></br> <i>It was</i> round about eighteen thousand <i>measures</i>: and the name of the city from <i>that</i> day <i>shall be</i>, The LORD <i>is</i> there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Joel 3:17</a></b></br> So shall ye know that I <i>am</i> the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.</p><p class="hdg">it shall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7</a></b></br> <i>At what</i> instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy <i>it</i>;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm">Isaiah 51:22</a></b></br> Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God <i>that</i> pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, <i>even</i> the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25</a></b></br> And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, <i>even</i> they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David <i>shall be</i> their prince for ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-23.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">East</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm">Horse-Gate</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Kidron</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Plucked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-21.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-16.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-5.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-19.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-5.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">East</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-15.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-10.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-21.htm">Horse</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-15.htm">Horse-Gate</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Kidron</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-4.htm">Plucked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-4.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-41.htm">Whole</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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It became a symbol of judgment and desolation. In prophetic literature, it represents a transformation from a place of death to one of holiness, signifying God's power to redeem and sanctify even the most defiled areas.<p><b>and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley</b><br>The Kidron Valley, located east of Jerusalem, was a significant geographical landmark. It often served as a boundary and was associated with cleansing and judgment (<a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">2 Samuel 15:23</a>, <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4</a>). The mention of fields extending to this valley indicates a comprehensive sanctification of the land surrounding Jerusalem, emphasizing the extent of God's redemptive work.<p><b>to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east</b><br>The Horse Gate was part of Jerusalem's city wall, mentioned in <a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm">Nehemiah 3:28</a>. It was likely used for military purposes, symbolizing strength and defense. Its inclusion in this prophecy highlights the complete transformation and protection of the city, extending even to its strategic and fortified areas.<p><b>will be holy to the LORD</b><br>This phrase underscores the ultimate purpose of God's redemptive plan: to consecrate the land and its people to Himself. Holiness to the LORD signifies a return to covenant faithfulness and divine favor, reminiscent of the dedication of the temple and the people of Israel (<a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36</a>, <a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Zechariah 14:20-21</a>).<p><b>It will never again be uprooted or demolished.</b><br>This promise of permanence contrasts with the history of Jerusalem's destruction and exile (<a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9-10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Jeremiah 52:12-14</a>). It reflects the eschatological hope of an eternal, unshakeable kingdom, aligning with prophecies of a new covenant and a restored Israel (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>, <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>). This assurance points to the ultimate fulfillment in the reign of Christ, where His kingdom will endure forever (<a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>, <a href="/luke/1-33.htm">Luke 1:33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the destruction and restoration of Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/valley_of_the_dead_bodies_and_ashes.htm">Valley of the Dead Bodies and Ashes</a></b><br>This refers to the Hinnom Valley, historically associated with idolatry and child sacrifice, later becoming a symbol of judgment and purification.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/kidron_valley.htm">Kidron Valley</a></b><br>A valley on the eastern side of Jerusalem, often associated with mourning and judgment but also with hope and restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/horse_gate.htm">Horse Gate</a></b><br>A gate in the wall of Jerusalem, symbolizing strength and defense, located near the temple area.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, emphasizing His holiness and sovereignty over Israel and the world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_restoration.htm">Holiness and Restoration</a></b><br>God's promise to make the land holy signifies His power to transform places of sin and death into places of life and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The assurance that the land "will never again be uprooted or demolished" highlights God's ultimate control over history and His faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a></b><br>Even in the darkest places, God can bring about renewal and hope, encouraging believers to trust in His redemptive power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>As God sets apart the land for His purposes, believers are called to live holy lives, dedicated to Him in every aspect.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_damascus.htm">What is the significance of Kidron Valley?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_of_jerusalem's_gates.htm">What are the names of Jerusalem's gates?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_kidron_valley_important.htm">What is the significance of Kidron Valley?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_child_sacrifice_in_hinnom.htm">Jeremiah 19:2 -- Where is the archaeological or historical evidence that child sacrifice actually took place in the Valley of Hinnom as described here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) <span class= "bld">The whole valley of the</span> <span class= "bld">dead bodies . . .</span>--We have to think of this city as Jeremiah saw it during the horrors of the siege--the lower part, the "plain" or "valley" of the city, the valley of Hinnom (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm" title="And shall say to them, Thus said the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.">Jeremiah 19:11</a>), filled with corpses lying unburied in the streets (<a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm" title="The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; you have slain them in the day of your anger; you have killed, and not pitied.">Lamentations 2:21</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm" title="They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.">Lamentations 4:9</a>), the "ashes" of burnt and shattered houses encumbering the streets with their <span class= "ital">debris, </span>the fields or open spaces that stretched to the Kidron valley, and the "horse-gate" by the king's palace (<a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm" title="And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain.">2Kings 11:16</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/23-15.htm" title="So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there.">2Chronicles 23:15</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm" title="From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.">Nehemiah 3:28</a>)--all this now lay before him as a scene of unspeakable desolation; but in his vision of the restored city he sees it all cleansed from whatever was defiling, consecrated to Jehovah, and holy as the precincts of the Temple. It is, perhaps, not without significance in connection with this passage, that when the city was restored, the region above the "horse-gate" was repaired by the priests, who seem to have had their houses in that quarter (<a href="/context/nehemiah/3-28.htm" title="From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.">Nehemiah 3:28-29</a>). They appear to have been anxious to restore the sanctity of that over which Jeremiah had lamented as desecrated and defiled. The word for "ashes" was a technical one (<a href="/context/leviticus/6-10.htm" title="And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put on his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire has consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.">Leviticus 6:10-11</a>) for the refuse which remained on the altar after a burnt-offering, and which was to be carried without the camp (<a href="/leviticus/4-12.htm" title="Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.">Leviticus 4:12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/6-11.htm" title="And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp to a clean place.">Leviticus 6:11</a>). Probably this and the sweepings of the Temple were thrown into the valley of Hinnom. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> - The southern boundary of the city. <span class="cmt_word">The whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes;</span> rather,... <span class="accented">even the dead bodies and the ashes.</span> It is assumed by most that Jeremiah means the valley of Hinnom, which, after its defilement by Josiah (<a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a>), had become a receptacle of rubbish and offal. It is, however, against this view that the word for "valley" is not <span class="accented">gai</span> (elsewhere connected with Hinnom), but <span class="accented">emek</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "deep lying plain." The "dead bodies" are the corpses of men and animals, destroyed by the judgment of God, and lying unburied; but where, seems uncertain. <span class="cmt_word">Ashes</span>. Wood ashes are not here meant, but those of flesh and fat, which remained after the burning of a sacrificial victim (see <a href="/leviticus/1-16.htm">Leviticus 1:16</a>; and comp. 4:12). <span class="cmt_word">The horse gate.</span> Mentioned in <a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm">Nehemiah 3:28</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Holy unto the Lord.</span> The unclean spots in the neighbourhood having been transformed. The expression reminds us of <a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36</a> (the legend on the forefront of the high priest's mitre). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/31-40.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">The whole</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1500;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#257;l)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">valley</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1461;&#1443;&#1502;&#1462;&#1511;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#257;&#183;&#8216;&#234;&#183;meq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vale</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the dead bodies</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1490;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1443;&#1497;&#1501; &#1472;</span> <span class="translit">(hap&#183;p&#601;&#183;&#7713;&#257;&#183;r&#238;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6297.htm">Strong's 6297: </a> </span><span class="str2">A carcase, an idolatrous image</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and of ashes,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1462;&#1441;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;had&#183;de&#183;&#353;en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1880.htm">Strong's 1880: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fat, fatness, abundance, the, ashes of sacrifices</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1469;&#1500;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#257;l)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fields</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1473;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1461;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1449;</span> <span class="translit">(ha&#353;&#183;&#353;&#601;&#183;&#7695;&#234;&#183;m&#333;&#183;w&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8309.htm">Strong's 8309: </a> </span><span class="str2">A common</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1463;&#1491;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;a&#7695;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">far as the Kidron</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1511;&#1460;&#1491;&#1456;&#1512;&#1436;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(qi&#7695;&#183;r&#333;&#183;wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6939.htm">Strong's 6939: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kidron -- perhaps 'dusky', a wadi East of Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Valley,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1504;&#1463;&#1448;&#1495;&#1463;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(na&#183;&#7717;al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1463;&#1491;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;a&#7695;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the corner</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1508;&#1468;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1463;&#1448;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(pin&#183;na&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<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">of the Horse</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1505;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1505;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(has&#183;s&#363;&#183;s&#238;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swallow, swift (type of bird)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gate</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1463;&#1444;&#1506;&#1463;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;a&#183;&#8216;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 /><br /><span class="word">to the east,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1460;&#1494;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1428;&#1495;&#1464;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(miz&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#7717;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular &#124; third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of sunrise, the east</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be holy</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1511;&#1465;&#1430;&#1491;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473;</span> <span class="translit">(q&#333;&#183;&#7695;e&#353;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1463;&#1469;&#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1464;&#1425;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(Yah&#183;weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; 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">It will never</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1465;&#1469;&#1488;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#333;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1430;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;&#333;&#183;w&#7695;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be uprooted</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1461;&#1447;&#1513;&#1473;</span> <span class="translit">(yin&#183;n&#257;&#183;&#7791;&#234;&#353;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5428.htm">Strong's 5428: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull or pluck up, root out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or demolished.&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1461;&#1492;&#1464;&#1512;&#1461;&#1435;&#1505;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#234;&#183;h&#257;&#183;r&#234;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 31:40 The whole valley of the dead bodies (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/31-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/32-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 32:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 32:1" /></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>

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