Jeremias 31:40
And the whole valley of dead bodies and of ashes, and all the country of death, even to the torrent Cedron, and to the corner of the horse gate towards the east, the Holy of the Lord: it shall not be plucked up, and it shall not be destroyed any more for ever.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- et omnem vallem cadaverum, et cineris, et universam regionem mortis usque ad torrentem Cedron, et usque ad angulum portæ equorum orientalis, Sanctum Domini : non evelletur, et non destruetur ultra in perpetuum.
- Septuagint (Swete) shown from Jeremias 38:40
- καὶ πάντες ἁσαρημὼθ ἕως νάχαλ Κεδρών, ἕως γωνίας πύλης ἵππων ἀνατολῆς, ἁγίασμα τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ οὐκέτι οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπῃ καὶ οὐ μὴ καθαιρεθῇ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וְכָל הָעֵ֣מֶק הַפְּגָרִ֣ים וְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁן וְכָֽל השרמות עַד נַ֨חַל קִדְר֜וֹן עַד פִּנַּ֨ת שַׁ֤עַר הַסּוּסִים֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה לֹֽא יִנָּתֵ֧שׁ וְֽלֹא יֵהָרֵ֛ס ע֖וֹד לְעוֹלָֽם
Haydock's commentary
Valley of Hinnom, or Topheth, (chap. vii. 32., and xix. 6.) where Cedron flowed, Zacharias xiv. 4. (Calmet)
The city was much enlarged on this side, under the Machabees. (Josephus, Jewish Wars vi. 6.)
Ever. Yet the temple was utterly destroyed by the Romans, so that we must explain this of the Catholic Church, founded on a rock, and proof against the gates of hell, and all the malice of heretics and persecutors, Matthew xvi. 18. (Calmet)
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. …