The Meaning of Jeremiah 31:38 Explained

Jeremiah 31:38

KJV: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

YLT: Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And the city hath been built to Jehovah, From the tower of Hananeel to the gate of the corner.

Darby: Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah, from the tower of Hananeel unto the corner-gate.

ASV: Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah from the tower of Hananel unto the gate of the corner.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Behold, the days  come,  saith  the LORD,  that the city  shall be built  to the LORD  from the tower  of Hananeel  unto the gate  of the corner. 

What does Jeremiah 31:38 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 31:1-40 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 31

1  The restoration of Israel
10  The publication thereof
15  Rahel mourning is comforted
18  Ephraim repenting is brought home again
22  Christ is promised
27  His care over the church
31  His new covenant
35  The stability,
38  and amplitude of the church

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 31:38 mean?

Behold the days Yahweh are coming says Yahweh that shall be built the city for Yahweh from the Tower of Hananel to the Gate Corner
הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים (בָּאִ֖ים‪‬) נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֑ה וְנִבְנְתָ֤ה הָעִיר֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל שַׁ֥עַר הַפִּנָּֽה

הִנֵּ֛ה  Behold 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
יָמִ֥ים  the  days  Yahweh 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
(בָּאִ֖ים‪‬)  are  coming 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְנִבְנְתָ֤ה  that  shall  be  built 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
הָעִיר֙  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
לַֽיהוָ֔ה  for  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל  from  the  Tower 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִגְדָּל  
Sense: tower.
חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל  of  Hananel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲנַנְאֵל  
Sense: the name of a tower in Jerusalem.
שַׁ֥עַר  to  the  Gate 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
הַפִּנָּֽה  Corner 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: פִּנָּה  
Sense: corner.