耶利米書 31:39

39 準 繩 要 往 外 量 出 ， 直 到 迦 立 山 ， 又 轉 到 歌 亞 。

耶利米書 31:39 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 31:39

And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it,
&c.] Or, "before it" ^F16; 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" ^F17; 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 ^F18 speaks of, that hung over the valley of Siloam.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (wdgn) "ante ipsam", Tigurine version, Gataker
F17 "Coram eo", Pagninus, Montanus; "coram ipso", Calvin.
F18 De Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 12. sect. 2.

耶利米書 31:39 In-Context

37 耶 和 華 如 此 說 ： 若 能 量 度 上 天 ， 尋 察 下 地 的 根 基 ， 我 就 因 以 色 列 後 裔 一 切 所 行 的 棄 絕 他 們 。 這 是 耶 和 華 說 的 。

38 耶 和 華 說 ： 日 子 將 到 ， 這 城 必 為 耶 和 華 建 造 ， 從 哈 楠 業 樓 直 到 角 門 。

39 準 繩 要 往 外 量 出 ， 直 到 迦 立 山 ， 又 轉 到 歌 亞 。

40 拋 屍 的 全 谷 和 倒 灰 之 處 ， 並 一 切 田 地 ， 直 到 汲 淪 溪 ， 又 直 到 東 方 馬 門 的 拐 角 ， 都 要 歸 耶 和 華 為 聖 ， 不 再 拔 出 ， 不 再 傾 覆 ， 直 到 永 遠 。