There is a valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown. That whole valley will be holy to me. The side of the Kidron Valley east of the city will be holy to me. It will be holy all the way to the corner of the Horse Gate. The city will never again be pulled up by the roots. It will never be destroyed.”

抛尸的全谷和倒灰之处，并一切田地，直到汲沦溪，又直到东方马门的拐角，都要归耶和华为圣，不再拔出，不再倾覆，直到永远。”

抛尸的全谷和倒灰之处，并一切田地，直到汲沦溪，又到东边马门的角落，都要归耶和华为圣；不再拔出，不再倾覆，直到永远。

抛尸的全谷和倒灰之处，并一切田地，直到汲沦溪，又到东边马门的角落，都要归耶和华为圣；不再拔出，不再倾覆，直到永远。

甚至抛尸、倒灰的整个山谷，以及从汲沦溪到东边马门拐角的所有田地都要归给耶和华作圣地，永不再被倾覆、毁灭。”

抛尸和倒灰的整个山谷，以及从汲沦溪直到东边马门拐角一带所有的墓地，都必归耶和华为圣，永远不再拔出，不再倾覆。”

拋屍的全谷和倒灰之處，並一切田地，直到汲淪溪，又直到東方馬門的拐角，都要歸耶和華為聖，不再拔出，不再傾覆，直到永遠。」

拋屍的全谷和倒灰之處，並一切田地，直到汲淪溪，又到東邊馬門的角落，都要歸耶和華為聖；不再拔出，不再傾覆，直到永遠。

拋屍的全谷和倒灰之處，並一切田地，直到汲淪溪，又到東邊馬門的角落，都要歸耶和華為聖；不再拔出，不再傾覆，直到永遠。

甚至拋屍、倒灰的整個山谷，以及從汲淪溪到東邊馬門拐角的所有田地都要歸給耶和華作聖地，永不再被傾覆、毀滅。」

拋屍和倒灰的整個山谷，以及從汲淪溪直到東邊馬門拐角一帶所有的墓地，都必歸耶和華為聖，永遠不再拔出，不再傾覆。”

拋屍山谷全部、和倒灰之處、以及一切田園，直到汲淪谿谷，延到東邊馬門的拐角——都必歸永恆主為聖，永遠不再被拔毁，不再傾覆。』

棄屍與灰之谷、暨諸田疇、至汲淪溪、延及東方馬門之隅、必歸耶和華為聖、不復拆毀傾覆、以迄永世、

棄尸之谷、置灰之所、暨諸田疇、至汲淪溪、又至東方、及馬門之隅、俱為聖地、以奉事予、不拔其根、毀其基、歷世弗替。

屍之遍谷、與傾灰之所、及諸田疇、至汲淪溪、又至東方馬門之隅、俱為聖地、以歸於我、我原文作主不復拆毀、不復傾圮、至於永遠、

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.”

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.”

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.”

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

And the entire valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord; it will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.”

And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever.”

And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

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

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.

The whole valley where dead bodies and sacrificial ashes are thrown and all the terraced fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far north as the Horse Gate will be included within this city that is sacred to the LORD. The city will never again be torn down or destroyed.”

The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be plucked up or thrown down any more forever.”

All the people in the countryside wept out loud as David and all his followers passed by. The king went across the Kidron Valley. He and all the people with him moved on toward the desert.

The Lord says,“ You will know that I am the Lord your God. I live in Zion. It is my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be my holy city. People from other lands will never again attack it.

So they grabbed her as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds. There they put her to death.

When Jesus had finished praying, he left with his disciples. They crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden. Jesus and his disciples went into it.

So they grabbed her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds. There she was put to death.

Josiah removed the Asherah pole from the Lord’ s temple. It had been used to worship the female god named Asherah. He took it to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem. There he burned it. He ground it into powder. And he scattered it over the graves of the ordinary people.

On that day“ Holy to the Lord” will be carved on the bells of the horses. The cooking pots in the Lord’ s temple will be just like the sacred bowls in front of the altar for burnt offerings.

The priests made repairs above the Horse Gate. Each priest repaired the part of the wall that was in front of his own house.

He pulled down the altars the kings of Judah had set up. They had put them on the palace roof near the upstairs room of Ahaz. Josiah also pulled down the altars Manasseh had built. They were in the two courtyards of the Lord’ s temple. Josiah removed the altars from there. He smashed them to pieces. Then he threw the broken pieces into the Kidron Valley.

“ The city will be six miles around.“ From that time on, its name will be‘ The Lord Is There.’ ”

They will lie outside under the sun, moon and all the stars. All these people had loved and served these things. They had followed them and worshiped them. They had asked them for advice. So the bones of these people will not be gathered up or buried again. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground.

Your Lord and King speaks. He is your God. He stands up for his people. He says,“ I have taken from you the cup of my great anger. It made you unsteady on your feet. But you will never drink from that cup again.

They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob. That is where your people of long ago lived. They, their children, their children’s children, and their children after them will live there forever. And my servant from David’s family line will be their prince forever.

“ People of Israel, you will divide up the land you will receive. When you do, give me my share of it. It will be a sacred area. It will be eight miles long and six and a half miles wide. The entire area will be holy.The temple area in it will be 875 feet long and 875 feet wide. An 88- foot strip around it will be open land.In the sacred area, measure off a large strip of land. It will be eight miles long and three and a third miles wide. The temple will be in it. It will be the most holy place of all.The large strip will be the sacred share of land for the priests. There they will serve in the temple. And they will approach me to serve me there. Their houses will be built on that land. The holy temple will also be located there.So the Levites will serve in the temple. They will have an area eight miles long and three and a third miles wide. The towns they live in will be located there.“ Give the city an area one and two- thirds miles wide and eight miles long. It will be right next to the sacred area. It will belong to all the people of Israel.

The people have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. There they worship other gods. And there they sacrifice their children in the fire. That is something I did not command. It did not even enter my mind.So watch out!” announces the Lord.“ The days are coming when people will not call it Topheth anymore. And they will not call it the Valley of Ben Hinnom either. Instead, they will call it the Valley of Death. They will bury the dead bodies of some people in Topheth. But they will run out of room.

I will no longer turn my face away from the people of Israel. I will pour out my Spirit on them,” announces the Lord and King.

Tell them,‘ Here is what the Lord who rules over all says.“ This potter’s jar is smashed and can’t be repaired. And I will smash this nation and this city. People will bury their dead in Topheth. But they will run out of room.Here is what I will do to Jerusalem and those who live here,” ’ announces the Lord.‘“ I will make this city like Topheth.The houses in Jerusalem will be made‘ unclean’ like Topheth. So will the houses of the kings of Judah. All these people burned incense on their roofs to all the stars. They poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ”

Suppose I announce that something will happen to a nation or kingdom. Suppose I announce that it will be pulled up by the roots. And I announce that it will be torn down and destroyed.

He led me back and forth among them. I saw a huge number of bones in the valley. The bones were very dry.

Here is what you people of Judah are saying about this city.“ By war, hunger and plague it will be handed over to the king of Babylon.” But here is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says.