And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Parallel translations
- WEB Men will dwell therein, and there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will dwell safely.
- BSB People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.
- NKJV The people shall dwell in it; And no longer shall there be utter destruction, But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
- NASB People will live in it, and there will no longer be a curse, for Jerusalem will live in security.
- NLT And Jerusalem will be filled, safe at last, never again to be cursed and destroyed.
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Quick answer
People will dwell in Jerusalem with no more curse, for the city will be perfectly safe. It matters because it foreshadows the final removal of the curse and the dwelling of God's people in everlasting security.
Overview
The promise that 'there will be no more curse' reverses the curse of Eden and the threats of the covenant, granting Jerusalem unbroken safety. This vision of a place free from curse and danger reaches its fulfillment in the new creation, where 'there will be no more curse' (Rev. 22:3) and God dwells with His people forever. It is a picture of redeemed, secure communion with God.
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- Rev 22:3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
- Jer 23:5–6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- Amos 9:15And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
- Zech 8:8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
- Rev 21:4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
- Isa 26:1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
- Num 21:3And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
- Ezek 34:22–29Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.
- Ezek 37:26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
- Isa 60:18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
- Joel 3:17So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
- Jer 31:40And 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.
- Isa 66:22For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
- Jer 33:15–16In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
- Joel 3:20But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
- Zech 2:4And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
- Zech 8:4Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
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