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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 31:40

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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valley of . . . dead--Tophet, where the bodies of malefactors were cast (Isa 30:33), south of the city. fields . . . Kidron--so Kg2 23:4. Fields in the suburbs reaching as far as Kidron, east of the city. horse gate--Through it the king's horses were led forth for watering to the brook Kidron (Kg2 11:16; Neh 3:28). for ever--The city shall not only be spacious, but both "holy to the Lord," that is, freed from all pollutions, and everlasting (Joe 3:17, Joe 3:20; Rev 21:2, Rev 21:10, Rev 21:27). Next: Jeremiah Chapter 32
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