Jeremiah 31:38-40
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.”
King James Version
Jerusalem's future restoration with specific boundary points, the city rebuilt and consecrated to the LORD.
Fulfillment References
Nehemiah 3:1 Zechariah 14:10 Revelation 21:2
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalWithin the New-Covenant chapter, God promises Jerusalem rebuilt 'to the LORD,' its very precincts 'holy unto the LORD,' never again plucked up. Beyond the post-exilic rebuilding, this points to the city God Himself secures and sanctifies — consummated in the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21), where the LORD God and the Lamb are its temple. The God who builds and hallows the city is the one God revealed in Christ.
JewishA promise of Jerusalem's permanent rebuilding and sanctification, with precise boundaries; a cherished hope of the restored, holy city.
CatholicThe holy city rebuilt to the LORD, fulfilled spiritually in the Church and consummately in the heavenly Jerusalem (Rev. 21).
ProtestantRestoration of Jerusalem after exile, with an ultimate horizon in the holy city God secures for ever.
AcademicTopographically detailed (named towers and gates), part of Jeremiah's restoration oracles; the boundaries trace an idealized, expanded Jerusalem.
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