⁴⁰The whole valley—the corpses, the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valleyⁱ to the corner of the Horse Gate^j to the east—will be holy to the Lord. It will never be uprooted or demolished again.”

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Cross references

i 2Kg 23:4
j Neh 3:28

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate, will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”

NLTNew Living Translation

And the entire area—including the graveyard and ash dump in the valley, and all the fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the Horse Gate—will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be captured or destroyed.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the whole of the valley of the corpses, and the ashes, and all the cultivated fields up to the wadi of Kidron, up to the corner of the Gate of the Horses toward the east will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be uprooted, and it will not be overthrown again forever.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes,

And all the fields unto the brook of Kidron,

Unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east,

Shall be holy unto the Lord;

It shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

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