Jeremiah 31:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 31:22

20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
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.

21 “Set up signposts,
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.

22 How long will you ^agad about,
O you ^bbacksliding daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman shall encompass a man.”

Future Prosperity of Judah

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: ^a‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and ^bmountain of holiness!’

24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and ^ain all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks.

25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

26 After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was ^asweet to me.

27 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that ^aI will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.

28 And it shall come to pass, that as I have ^awatched over them ^bto pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them ^cto build and to plant, says the Lord.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 31:22

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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

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