Jer 31:40 | JFB | STEP | 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 ( , ; , 10, 27).

‏ Jeremiah 31:40

40. valley of ... dead--Tophet, where the bodies of malefactors were cast (Is 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).