Jeremiah 31:39
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And the measuring line shall go out farther in his sight upon the hill Gareb: and it shall compass Goatha,

Ezekiel 40:8 And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within, was one reed.

Zechariah 2:1,2 And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold a man, with a measuring line in his hand. . . .

Context
Mourning Turned to Joy
38Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hanameel even to the gate of the corner. 39And the measuring line shall go out farther in his sight upon the hill Gareb: and it shall compass Goatha,40And 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.…
Cross References
Zechariah 1:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem in mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts: and the building line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:1
And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold a man, with a measuring line in his hand.

Zechariah 2:2
And I said: Whither goest thou? and he said to me: To measure Jerusalem, and to see how great is the breadth thereof, and how great the length thereof.

Lexicon
The measuring
הַמִּדָּה֙ (ham·mid·dāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4060: Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute

line
קָ֤ו (qāw)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6961: A, cord

will once again
ע֜וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

stretch out
וְיָצָ֨א (wə·yā·ṣā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

straight
נֶגְדּ֔וֹ (neḡ·dōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before

to
עַ֖ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the hill
גִּבְעַ֣ת (giḇ·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1389: A hillock

of Gareb
גָּרֵ֑ב (gā·rêḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1619: Gareb -- one of David's men, also a hill near Jerusalem

and then turn
וְנָסַ֖ב (wə·nā·saḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

toward Goah.
גֹּעָֽתָה׃ (gō·‘ā·ṯāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1601: Goah -- a place near Jerusalem


Additional Translations
The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it on the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

And the measuring line shall go out further straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.

And the measurement of it shall proceed in front of them as far as the hills of Gareb, and it shall be compassed with a circular wall of choice stones.

And the measuring line shall yet go forth before it unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn toward Goath.

And the measuring line shall yet go out straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.

And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

The measuring line shall go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and shall turn about to Goah.

And gone out again hath the measuring line Over-against it, unto the height of Gareb, And it hath compassed to Goah.
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