Jeremiah 31:39

JPS Old Testament

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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.

Hebrew Names Version
The measuring line shall go out further straight onward to the hill Garev, and shall turn about to Go`ah.

King James Version
And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

English Standard Version
And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah.

New American Standard Bible
"The measuring line will go out farther straight ahead, to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah.

New Century Version
The measuring line will stretch from the Corner Gate straight to the hill of Gareb. Then it will turn to the place named Goah.

Amplified Bible
"The measuring line will go out farther straight ahead to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah.

World English Bible
The measuring line shall go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and shall turn about to Goah.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the line of the measure shal go foorth in his presence vpon the hil Gareb, and shall compasse about to Goath.

Legacy Standard Bible
The measuring line will go out farther, straight ahead to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah.

Berean Standard Bible
The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.

Contemporary English Version
From there, the boundary will go in a straight line to Gareb Hill, then turn toward Goah.

Complete Jewish Bible
The whole valley of corpses and ashes, including all the fields as far as Vadi Kidron, and on to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be separated out for Adonai ; it will never be uprooted or destroyed again."

Darby Translation
And the measuring line shall yet go forth before it unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn toward Goath.

Easy-to-Read Version
The measuring line will stretch from the Corner Gate straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to the place named Goah.

George Lamsa Translation
And the measuring line shall go forth straight upon the hill Gareb, and shall curve about to Goath.

Good News Translation
And the boundary line will continue from there on the west to the hill of Gareb and then around to Goah.

Lexham English Bible
And the measuring line will still go out immediately in front of it to the hill of Gareb, and it will turn to Goah.

Literal Translation
And the measuring line shall yet go before it to the hill Gareb, and shall go around to Goath.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
From thence shal the right measure be taken before her vnto the hill toppe of Gareb, and shal come aboute Gaatha,

American Standard Version
And the measuring line shall go out further straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.

Bible in Basic English
And the measuring-line will go out in front of it as far as the hill Gareb, going round to Goah.

King James Version (1611)
And the measuring line shall yet goe forth ouer against it, vpon the hill Gareb, and shall compasse about to Goath.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
From thence shall the right measure be taken before her vnto the hyll toppe of Gareb, and shall come about Gaath.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
How has he changed! how has Moab turned his back! Moab is put to shame, and become a laughing-stock, and an object of anger to all that are round about him.

English Revised Version
And the measuring line shall yet go out straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it schal go out ouer the reule of mesure, in the siyt therof, on the hil Gareb, and it schal cumpasse Goatha,

Update Bible Version
And the measuring line shall go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and shall turn about to Goah.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

New English Translation
The boundary line will extend beyond that, straight west from there to the Hill of Gareb and then turn southward to Goah.

New King James Version
The surveyor's line shall again extend straight forward over the hill Gareb; then it shall turn toward Goath.

New Living Translation
A measuring line will be stretched out over the hill of Gareb and across to Goah.

New Life Bible
And its wall will go out farther, straight on to the hill of Gareb. Then it will turn to Goah.

New Revised Standard
And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shall go forth again the measuring-line straight forward, Over the hill Gareb, And it shall go round to Goah;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the measuring line shall go out farther in his sight upon the hill Gareb: and it shall compass Goatha,

Revised Standard Version
And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Go'ah.

Young's Literal Translation
And gone out again hath the measuring line Over-against it, unto the height of Gareb, And it hath compassed to Goah.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The measuring line will go out farther straight ahead to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah.

Contextual Overview

³⁵ If these ordinances depart from before Me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before Me for ever. ³⁶ Thus saith the LORD: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. ³⁷ 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. ³⁸ And the measuring line shall yet go out straight forward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah. ³⁹ 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. ⁴⁰span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="jer.31.1" class="versetxt"> Thus saith the LORD: the people that were left of the sword have found grace in the wilderness, even Israel, when I go to cause him to rest. 'From afar the LORD appeared unto me.' 'Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with affection have I drawn thee. Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel; again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall have the use thereof. For there shall be a day, that the watchmen shall call upon the mount Ephraim: arise ye, and let us go up to Zion, unto the LORD our God.' For thus saith the LORD: sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout at the head of the nations; announce ye, praise ye, and say: 'O LORD, save Thy people, The remnant of Israel.' Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together; a great company shall they return hither. They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My first-born. Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say: 'He that scattered Israel doth gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.' For the LORD hath ransomed Jacob, and He redeemeth him from the hand of him that is stronger than he. And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of the LORD, to the corn, and to the wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not pine any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the LORD. Thus saith the LORD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not. Thus saith the LORD: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. And there is hope for thy future, saith the LORD; and thy children shall return to their own border. I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: 'Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf untrained; turn thou me, and I shall be turned, for Thou art the LORD my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented, and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh; I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.' Is Ephraim a darling son unto Me? Is he a child that is dandled? For as often as I speak of him, I do earnestly remember him still; therefore My heart yearneth for him, I will surely have compassion upon him, saith the LORD. Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward the high-way, even the way by which thou wentest; return, O virgin of Israel, return to these thy cities. How long wilt thou turn away coyly, O thou backsliding daughter? For the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall court a man. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn their captivity: 'The LORD bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.' And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together: the husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. For I have satiated the weary soul, and every pining soul have I replenished. Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me. 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. And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down, and to overthrow and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith the LORD. In those days they shall say no more: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.' But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah; not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; forasmuch as they broke My covenant, although I was a lord over them, saith the LORD. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the LORD, I will put My law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people; and they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying: 'Know the LORD'; for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more. Thus saith the LORD, Who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, that the waves thereof roar, the LORD of hosts is His name: If these ordinances depart from before Me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before Me for ever. Thus saith the LORD: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. 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. And the measuring line shall yet go out straight forward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah. 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.

Bible Verse Review
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Ezekiel 40:8, Zechariah 2:1, Zechariah 2:2

Reciprocal: Zechariah 1:16 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 31:10
And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.

Genesis 31:12
And he said: Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.'

Genesis 31:34
Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

Genesis 31:35
And she said to her father: 'Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me.' And he searched, but found not the teraphim.

Exodus 22:31
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="exe.22.1" class="versetxt"> If a thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him. If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him--he shall make restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double. If a man cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. If a man deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double. If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith: 'This is it,' the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbour. If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it; the oath of the LORD shall be between them both, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution. But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness; he shall not make good that which was torn. And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution. If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hireling, he loseth his hire. And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed. And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise--for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry-- My wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. If thou lend money to any of My people, even to the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest. If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down; for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin; wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people. Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto Me. Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep; seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it Me. And ye shall be holy men unto Me; therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Leviticus 22:8
That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it,.... Or, "before it" p; the gate proceeding right on from it; of the length of the measuring line, or reed; see Ezekiel 40:5; though some render it, "before him" q; before the Lord, under whose direction and powerful providence the work went on; so the city gates and walls of the New Jerusalem are said to be measured with a reed, Revelation 21:15;

upon the hill Gareb; which signifies a "scab", so called, as is supposed, from scabby and leprous persons sent here to dwell, which was a "lazaretto" for them. Lightfoot, following Lyra, takes it to be the same with Mount Calvary: it was on the north side of the city, bending to the west; and, if the same with Calvary, it was on the west side. The Targum renders it,

"the hill which was near to Gareb:''

and shall compass about to Goath; so called perhaps from the difficulty of its ascent, it being a laborious work to go up to it, enough to make a man breathe. Lyra takes it to be Golgotha, which is not very likely; it seems to be at some distance from the former; since from that there was a round about, a compass fetched to this: it is supposed to lie on the west side of the city, towards the south. The Targum renders it the calves' pool, or the round pool; it is thought by some more likely to be the hill Josephus r speaks of, that hung over the valley of Siloam.

p נגדו "ante ipsam", Tigurine version, Gataker q "Coram eo", Pagninus, Montanus; "coram ipso", Calvin. r De Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 12. sect. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Over ... Gareb - Or, straight along the hill Gareb. Probably the hill of lepers, outside the old walls, toward the southwest.

Goath - Goah. Unknown.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 31:39. Upon the hill Gareb — Gareb and Goath are out of the limits of this city. The latter is supposed to be Golgotha; that is, the heap of Gotha, which, being the place where our Lord was crucified, was without the city. These hills were a little to the north-west of the old city walls: but are destined to be within the new city. See Dr. Blayney on all these verses.