A day for the building of your walls! In that day the boundary shall be far extended—the promise shifts to the physical and political restoration of the nation, with walls (defenses and demarcation of the city) being rebuilt and boundaries being extended. The exclamatory form ('A day for building!') expresses joy and thanksgiving for the promised restoration. The extension of boundaries suggests not merely rebuilding of what was lost but expansion and increase. The reference to walls connects to earlier imagery of Jerusalem's destruction and shows that restoration involves rebuilding of the physical and political structures. This verse emphasizes that redemption is not merely spiritual but material, involving the restoration of homeland and political identity.

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