“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 final verse's affirmation that 'the whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes...are sacred to the LORD' transforms places associated with defilement and death into sacred territory. The entire geography around Jerusalem becomes sanctified. This teaches that God's holiness will permeate the renewed creation.
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