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Verse Jeremiah 31:40. _THE WHOLE VALLEY OF THE DEAD BODIES_] The
valley of the son of _Hinnom_.
_AND ALL THE FIELDS UNTO THE BROOK OF KIDRON, UNTO THE CORNER OF_
_THE HORSE-GATE TOWARD THE EAST_] Al...
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THE WHOLE VALLEY OF THE DEAD BODIES - Probably some part of the Valley
of Ben-Hinnom. Comparing Zechariah 2:4, the conclusion seems evident
that Jeremiah’s words are to be spiritually understood. His...
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CHAPTER 31
_ 1. The home-going of the nation (Jeremiah 31:1) _
2. The joy of salvation (Jeremiah 31:10)
3. The preceding tribulation, sorrow and repentance (Jeremiah 31:15)
4. Assur
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Israel's national existence shall be as permanent as Yahweh's rule of
nature (Jeremiah 31:35 f.); it is as impossible for Israel to be
rejected as it is for man to comprehend the created world (Jeremi...
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FIELDS. Hebrew text reads "dry places", but the margin, with some
codices and seven early printed editions, Authorized Version and
Revised Version, read "fields".
HOLY. See note on Exodus 3:6.
FOR E...
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See introd. summary to the section....
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These _vv_. may safely be assumed to belong to post-exilic days, when
topographical questions connected with the extent of the city assumed
importance. Cp. Zechariah 14. For the position of places her...
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_valley of the dead bodies_ the valley of Hinnom, into which carcases
of criminals and of animals were cast. It was also defiled as the
scene of human sacrifices offered to Molech (Jeremiah 7:31; Jere...
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BEHOLD, THE DAYS COME, &C.— The prophet here describes the limits of
that new Jerusalem which the Jews were to build upon their
restoration. This must certainly refer to some future restoration; for
t...
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G. The New City Jeremiah 31:38-40
TRANSLATION
(38) Behold, days are coming (oracle of the LORD) when the city of the
LORD shall be built from the tower of Hananeel unto the Corner Gate.
(39) And the...
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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...
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1-22. Jeremiah speaks of the restoration first of Israel (Ephraim,
Jeremiah 31:2), then of Judah (Jeremiah 31:23.). Those who survive the
sufferings of the captivity are promised a safe journey home....
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THE WHOLE VALLEY OF THE DEAD BODIES... — 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 (c...
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וְ כָל ־הָ עֵ֣מֶק הַ פְּגָרִ֣ים ׀ וְ
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CHAPTER XXXI
RESTORATION II
THE NEW ISRAEL
Jeremiah 23:3; Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 30:1; Jeremiah 31:1;...
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Continuing, the Prophet dealt with the issues of restoration. He first
described the restoration of the city. After affirming the ancient
love of Jehovah for His people, he foretold the building of th...
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_Valley of Hinnom, or Topheth, (chap. vii. 32., and xix. 6.) where
Cedron flowed, Zacharias xiv. 4. (Calmet) --- The city was much
enlarged on this side, under the Machabees. (Josephus, Jewish Wars vi...
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If we accept this promise as in the smallest degree referring to the
building of the second temple and the city, after the people's return
from Babylon, we must still look further to gospel days, to o...
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REFLECTIONS
PONDER well my soul, from the perusal of this most blessed Chapter
that sacred source of all thy happiness, the everlasting love of God.
See to it, that from thence it is, that Jesus Medi...
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He then adds, _And the whole valley _Some read, “the whole valley
shall be holiness to Jehovah:” and it may be suitably taken, that
all the places near to the city were to be holy to God; but this ver...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 31 AND 32.
But it would not be Judah only, to whom the prophecies of Jeremiah
were addressed, that should be restored-all the families of Israel
should enjoy...
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AND THE WHOLE VALLEY OF THE DEAD BODIES, AND OF THE ASHES,.... The
Targum paraphrases it,
"where the carcasses of the Assyrian army fell;''
Sennacherib's army, destroyed by an angel; and so Jarchi a...
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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 b...
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_Behold, the days come, that the city shall be built to the Lord_ Or,
_for the Lord_, namely, for his use and service. Blaney renders it,
_Under the direction_ of the Lord, _from the tower of Hananeel...
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THE NEW LIFE AND THE NEW COVENANT...
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35-40 As surely as the heavenly bodies will continue their settled
course, according to the will of their Creator, to the end of time,
and as the raging sea obeys him, so surely will the Jews be cont...
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THE WHOLE VALLEY OF THE DEAD BODIES; a valley so called (as some
think) from the multitude of Sennacherib's army slain there; or, (as
others think,) from the bodies of malefactors put to death at
Golg...
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SUB-PART B. THE COMING DAYS WILL INTRODUCE A COMPLETELY NEW TYPE OF
COVENANT PROVIDED BY YHWH, ONE THAT IS WRITTEN IN THE HEART AND WILL
THUS RESULT IN CHANGED LIVES (JEREMIAH 31:23).
This sub-part co...
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IN COMING DAYS YHWH WILL RE-ESTABLISH THE WHOLE OF JERUSALEM AS HOLY
TO HIM (JEREMIAH 31:38).
The first thing that was to happen ‘in coming days' was the
restoration of YHWH's people in the land, wher...
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THE THREEFOLD PREDICTIONS CONCERNING ‘THE DAYS THAT ARE COMING'
(JEREMIAH 31:27).
We now come to a threefold prediction concerning the coming days,
backed up by absolute assurances of their fulfilmen...
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CONTENTS: Israel in the last days.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: God will again at the end of the age take Israel into new
covenant relation with Himself, from which they have for hundreds of
years b...
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Jeremiah 31:1. _At the same time,_ namely, as the last words of the
preseding chapter, in the latter day. Here the subject is glorious,
and the language sublime.
Jeremiah 31:3. _I have loved thee with...
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 31:1 This chapter includes the most famous
passage in Jeremiah 1:1, the promise of a new covenant (vv....
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 31:38 Jerusalem will soon be destroyed,
yet God will eventually rebuild it. When it is totally sacred to the
Lord (Zechariah 14:20), it will...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—_Vide_ on chap. 30. These two Chapter
s form an unbroken prophecy, “a triumphal hymn of Israel’s
salvation.” The former chapter pledges the recovery from captivity
of bo...
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EXPOSITION
JEREMIAH 31:1
The promise of Jeremiah 30:22 is expressly declared to apply to both
sections of the nation. Jehovah thus solemnly declares his purpose of
mercy, and dwells with special Mad...
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This time shall we turn in our Bibles to Jeremiah 31:1-40.
Now there are those who say that God has cast off Israel as a nation
forever, and that all of the blessings, all of the covenants and all
of...
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2 Chronicles 23:15; 2 Kings 11:16; 2 Kings 23:12; 2 Kings 23:6;...
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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...