Jeremias 31:38
Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hanameel even to the gate of the corner.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et ædificabitur civitas Domino, a turre Hananeel usque ad portam anguli.
- Septuagint (Swete) shown from Jeremias 38:38
- ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, φησὶν Κύριος, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήσεται πόλις τῷ κυρίῳ ἀπὸ πύργου Ἁναμεὴλ ἕως πύλης τῆς γωνίας,
- Hebrew (WLC)
- הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה וְנִבְנְתָ֤ה הָעִיר֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל שַׁ֥עַר הַפִּנָּֽה
Haydock's commentary
Come, is only in the margin of the Hebrew, but is found properly in some manuscripts. (Kennicott)
Corner. On the south, opposite to the former, 2 Esdras iii. 1.
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Cyprian Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews, Testimony XX
In the cxth Psalm: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Of the same thing in the Wisdom of Solomon: “The beginning of wisdom is to fear God.” Also in the Proverbs of the same: “Blessed is the man who reverences all things with fear.” Of the same thing in Isaiah: “And upon whom else will I look, except upon him that is lowly and peaceful, and that trembleth at my words?” Of this same thing in Genesis: “And the angel of the Lord called him from heaven, and said unto him, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. …