Jer 31:40 | JFB | e4.org | 40. valley of . . . dead —Tophet, where the bodies of malefactors were cast ( ), south of the city. fields . . . Kidron —so . Fields in the suburbs reaching as far as Kidron, east of the city. horse gate —Through it the king's horses were led forth for watering to the brook Kidron ( ). for ever —The city shall not only be spacious, but both "holy to the Lord," that is, freed from all pollutions, and everlasting ( ).

‏ Jeremiah 31:40

40. valley of . . . dead—Tophet, where the bodies of malefactors were cast (Isa 30:33), south of the city.

fields . . . Kidron—so 2Ki 23:4. Fields in the suburbs reaching as far as Kidron, east of the city.

horse gate—Through it the king's horses were led forth for watering to the brook Kidron (2Ki 11:16; Ne 3:28).

for ever—The city shall not only be spacious, but both "holy to the Lord," that is, freed from all pollutions, and everlasting (Joe 3:17, 20; Re 21:2, 10, 27).