Jeremiah 31:39The measuring line shall go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and shall turn about to Goah.
The setting
Babylon, ~588 BC. Jeremiah receives detailed architectural plans for Jerusalem's future expansion while the city lies in ruins 900 miles away.
The emotion here: amazed at receiving such detailed blueprints while in exile
The original word
qav (קָו) — measuring cord used by builders and surveyors to mark exact boundaries
Why it matters
Gareb was an actual hill northwest of Jerusalem where lepers were quarantined
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 31:39
God is giving SPECIFIC coordinates while Jerusalem is still burning rubble
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just poetic language about restoration, but Jeremiah is receiving actual surveyor measurements for real estate expansion that wouldn't happen for 70 years.
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 31:39 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 31:39 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include detailed planning, precise restoration, God's thoroughness. Notable phrases: measuring line shall go out. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
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“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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