Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
aTherefore My1 heart yearns for him;
bI will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
Make landmarks;
aSet your heart toward the highway,
The way in which you went.
1Turn back, O virgin of Israel,
Turn back to these your cities.
O you bbacksliding daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman shall encompass a man.”
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| << Jeremiah 31:21 | Jeremiah 31:23 >> |
American Standard Version
How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.
Amplified® Bible
How long will you waver {and} hesitate [to return], O you backsliding daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing in the land [of Israel]: a female shall compass (woo, win, and protect) a man.
Contemporary English Version
Will you ever decide to be faithful? I will make sure that someday things will be different, as different as a woman protecting a man.
Darby English Version
How long wilt thou wander about, thou backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath created a new thing on the earth, a woman shall encompass a man.
Good News Bible
How long will you hesitate, faithless people? I have created something new and different, as different as a woman protecting a man."
King James Version
How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
New American Standard Bible
"How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth-- A woman will encompass a man."
New International Version
How long will you wander,
O unfaithful daughter?
The LORD will create a new thing on earth—
a woman will surround a man."
New King James Version
How long will you gad about,
O you backsliding daughter?
For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth'
A woman shall encompass a man.'
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"How long will you go here and there, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth-- A woman will encompass a man."
Revised Standard Version
How long will you waver, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman protects a man."
Young's Literal Translation
Till when dost thou withdraw thyself, O backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath prepared a new thing in the land, Woman doth compass man.
New English Translation
How long will you vacillate,1 you who were once like an unfaithful daughter?2 For I, the Lord, promise3 to bring about something new4 on the earth, something as unique as a woman protecting a man!’”5
| << Jeremiah 31:21 | Jeremiah 31:23 >> |
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