forest. park. Hebrew. pardes.. Persian word which occurs only here, Ecclesiastes 2:5, and Song of Solomon 4:13, where it is rendered "orchards". Septuagint renders it "paradise", which occurs twenty-eight times: (nine times. Eden, nineteen times. garden, Hebrew. gan.)
wall. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "walls" (plural) These walls are the main subject of Nehemiah's section of the joint book.
that. shall enter into: or, whereunto. shall come.
hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. Also put by Figure of speech Metonymy for God's purpose (Acts 4:28; Acts 4:30); power (1 Chronicles 29:16), &c.