Jeremiah 31:39 (GNV)

Passage

And the line of the measure shall go foorth in his presence vpon the hil Gareb, and shall compasse about to Goath.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:37 Thus saith the Lord, If the heauens can be measured, or the fundations of the earth be searched out beneath, then wil I cast off all the seed of Israel, for all that they haue done, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:38 Behold, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that the citie shalbe built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel, vnto the gate of the corner.

Jeremiah 31:39 And the line of the measure shall go foorth in his presence vpon the hil Gareb, and shall compasse about to Goath.

Jeremiah 31:40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields vnto the brooke of Kidron, and vnto the corner of the horsegate toward the East, shalbe holy vnto the Lord, neither shall it be plucked vp nor destroyed any more for euer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "line", "measure", "shall", "foorth", "presence", "vpon", and "gareb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "line" and "measure", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "Behold the dayes come saith the Lord..." into verse 40's "And the whole valley of the dead...", so "line" and "measure" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "line" and "measure" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.