Jeremiah 31:40 BSB — MannaFest

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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ASV

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.

KJV

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, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The valley - A valley, so called from the multitude of Sennacherib's army slain there. Of the ashes - So called from the ashes of the sacrifices carried thither. Holy - All these places shall be parts of the holy city, and God's name shall be sanctified, and he shall be worshipped in them all.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
הָעֵ֣מֶק	ha.'E.mek	the valley of	H6010 →
הַפְּגָרִ֣ים׀	ha.pe.ga.Rim	the corpses	H6297 →
וְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁן	ve.ha.De.shen	and the fatty ash	H1880 →
וְכָֽל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
הַשְּׁדֵמוֹת֩	ha.she.re.mot	the terraced fields	H7709 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
נַ֨חַל	Na.chal	[the] wadi of	H5158 →
קִדְר֜וֹן	kid.Ron	Kidron	H6939 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
פִּנַּ֨ת	pi.Nat	[the] corner of	H6438 →
שַׁ֤עַר	Sha.'ar	[the] gate of	H8179 →
הַסּוּסִים֙	ha.su.Sim	the horses	H5483 →
מִזְרָ֔חָה	miz.Ra.chah	east -ward	H4217 →
קֹ֖דֶשׁ	Ko.desh	[will be] holy	H6944 →
לַֽיהוָ֑ה	la.Yah.weh	to Yahweh	H3068 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִנָּתֵ֧שׁ	yi.na.Tesh	it will be plucked up	H5428 →
וְֽלֹא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יֵהָרֵ֛ס	ye.ha.Res	it will be torn down	H2040 →
ע֖וֹד	od	again	H5750 →
לְעוֹלָֽם׃ ס	le.'o.Lam	for ever	H5769 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 18:1
After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
leads to
- Matthew 26:36
  At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
- Mark 14:32
  Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
- 2 Samuel 15:23
  Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
Through
Joel 3:17
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.
leads to
- Joel 2:27
  Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
- Isaiah 52:1
  Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Nahum 1:15
  Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be…
- Isaiah 4:3
  Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—
Through
2 Chronicles 23:15
So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
leads to
- Nehemiah 3:28
  Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.