Study it in the app“And the whole valley of the corpses and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, as far as the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, will be holiness to YHWH; it will not be uprooted or demolished anymore, forever.””
And the wholeוְכָלvalleyהָעֵמֶקof the corpsesהַפְּגָרִיםand of the ashes,וְהַדֶּשֶׁןand allוְכָלthe fieldsהַשְּׁדֵמוֹתas far as the brookעַד נַחַלKidron,קִדְרוֹןas far as the cornerעַד פִּנַּתof the HorseהַסּוּסִיםGateשַׁעַרtoward the east,מִזְרָחָהwill be holinessקֹדֶשׁto YHWH;לַיהוָהit will notלֹאbe uprootedיִנָּתֵשׁorוְלֹאdemolishedיֵהָרֵסanymore,עוֹדforever.”לְעוֹלָם
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appearscarcass, corpse
Dead body, carcass, of a person or an animal.
Where else “pegarim” appearsashes
The dust left on the altar after burning.
Where else “deshen” appearsterraced field
A cultivated field, a terrace for growing crops.
Where else “shedemot” appearstorrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appearsKidron
See it on the mapWhere else “kidron” appearscorner
The angle of a building; the main stone holding it.
Where else “pinat” appearshorse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearseast
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appearsholy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appearsuproot
Uproot, tear out of its place.
Where else “yinatesh” appearstear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “yehares” appearsforever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appearsKidron
Today: Kidron Valley (Wadi en-Nar), Jerusalem
The valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, east of the city.
David crossed it as he fled from Absalom (2 Sam 15:23). Good kings burned idolatrous objects there (2 Kgs 23:4).
39And the measuring line will go out again in front of it over the hill of Gareb, and it will turn to Goah.
40 · This verse (above)
