And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
The portion of the wall between the going up of the corner and the Sheep Gate was repaired by the goldsmiths and the merchants. That rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and gates pictures the restoration of Zion's spiritual defenses. The joining of common trades to close the final stretch to the Sheep Gate therefore joins material repair with spiritual restoration.
The portion of the wall between the going up of the corner and the Sheep Gate was repaired by the goldsmiths and the merchants. That rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and gates pictures the restoration of Zion's spiritual defenses. The joining of common trades to close the final stretch to the Sheep Gate therefore joins material repair with spiritual restoration.