Jeremiah 31:39

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

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KJV

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

ASV

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

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And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Then it continues, "to the corner gate." It is made a corner lest any true justice or any certain victory be thought demonstrable in this world. And the corner gate itself, though it may be "in the east," whence the light originates, is nevertheless called "horse gate," this to teach us that we need to ride and to fight, so that we may deserve to hear with the Lord, "You mounted your horses and the salvation of your chariot."

Jerome· SIX BOOKS ON JEREMIAH 6:29.12-13, 420patristic

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

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

Gareb--from a Hebrew root, "to scrape"; Syriac, "leprosy"; the locality outside of the city, to which lepers were removed. Goath--from a root, "to toil," referring to the toilsome ascent there: outside of the city of David, towards the southwest, as Gareb was northwest [JUNIUS].

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

These exceedingly great and precious promises were firm foundations of hope and full fountains of joy to the poor captives; and we also may apply them to ourselves and mix faith with them.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Zechariah 2:2
“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”
Zechariah 2:1–2
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Ezekiel 40:8
Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;
Zechariah 1:16
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’

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About this book

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Jeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
Date: Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile

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