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Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that the city shall be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
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A City and The Church
Commentators widely agree that this prophecy has a dual fulfillment. It refers to the literal, physical rebuilding of Jerusalem after the exile, but more significantly, it points to a greater spiritual reality. Scholars like Calvin and Gill see the restored city as a type or 'earnest' of the building of Christ's eternal Church, the new and heavenly Jerusalem.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To the Lord - Or, for Yahweh: for His dwelling in the hearts of a people prepared to be His temple.
19th Century
Anglican
From the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.—There seems to us something almost like an anti-climax in this sudden transition f…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet speaks of the rebuilding of the city. I do not doubt that his object was to show them that the largeness and splendor of the city …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, the days come, says the Lord The word come is not in the text; it is read, but not written. The vowel points are …
As surely as the heavenly bodies will continue their settled course, according to the will of their Creator, to the end of time, and as the raging …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the restoration of the city is promised.
The rebuilding is promised: when the city shall be built. It is…
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