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"There is a valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown. That whole valley will be holy to me. The side of the Kidron Valley east of the city will be holy to me. It will be holy all the way to the corner of the Horse Gate. The city will never again be pulled up by the roots. It will never be destroyed."
Reference
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: φάραγξ (pháranx)
a gap or chasm, i.e. ravine (winter-torrent)
Hebrew: gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Greek: ποῦ (poû)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
Hebrew: ʼayêh
where?
Greek: νεκρός (nekrós)
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
Hebrew: râphâʼ
properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: σποδός (spodós)
ashes
Hebrew: ʼêpher
ashes
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: φάραγξ (pháranx)
a gap or chasm, i.e. ravine (winter-torrent)
Hebrew: gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὅσιος (hósios)
and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πλευρά (pleurá)
a rib, i.e. (by extension) side
Hebrew: hallâz
this or that
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: Qidrôwn
Kidron, a brook near Jerusalem
Greek: φάραγξ (pháranx)
a gap or chasm, i.e. ravine (winter-torrent)
Hebrew: gayʼ
a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Hebrew: charçûwth
a potsherd, i.e. (by implication) a pottery; the name of a gate at Jerusalem
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πόλις (pólis)
a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
Hebrew: qiryâʼ
{building; a city}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὅσιος (hósios)
and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὅσιος (hósios)
and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πάροδος (párodos)
a by-road, i.e. (actively) a route
Hebrew: ʼôrach
a road
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: γωνία (gōnía)
an angle
Hebrew: maqtsôwaʻ
an angle or recess
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἵππος (híppos)
a horse
Greek: πύλη (pýlē)
a gate, i.e. the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πόλις (pólis)
a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
Hebrew: qiryâʼ
{building; a city}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: μηδέποτε (mēdépote)
not even ever
Greek: πάλιν (pálin)
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
Hebrew: gam
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: μηδέποτε (mēdépote)
not even ever
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Holy
Joel 3:17
Zechariah 14:20
Parallel theme
2 Samuel 15:23
John 18:1
2 Kings 11:16
2 Chronicles 23:15
Nehemiah 3:28
References Lord
2 Kings 23:6
2 Kings 23:12
Verse Explanation
The Valley of the Dead Bodies and the Kidron Valley, formerly associated with death and judgment, will become holy to the Lord, and Jerusalem will never again be uprooted or destroyed, completing the chapter with a powerful vision of permanent restoration.
History
6th century BC and beyond: The prophecy looks beyond the initial post-exilic rebuilding toward an ultimate and lasting restoration of Jerusalem.