Two Jerusalems, in Jeremiah 1:15. For, lo, I shall call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the LORD*, and they will come and each one will set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem and against its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah. What you cannot see here is the Hebrew spelling of Jerusalem, which is Jerusalaim, not spelled that way in English. What the different ending means is “Two Jerusalems,” which Jeremiah uses throughout his prophecy. Therefore, in this and subsequent prophecies of the destruction of Jerusalem, Jeremiah is already talking about the rebuilding of Jerusalem!
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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.
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