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Jeremiah 31:22

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22How long will you turn here and there,

faithless daughter?m

For the Lord creates something new in the landA—

a femaleB will shelterC a man.

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Footnotes

  1. AOr new on earth
  2. BOr woman
  3. COr female surrounds, or female courts; obscure

Cross references

  1. mJr 3:14,22; 49:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

How long will you waver,

O faithless daughter?

For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth:

a woman encircles a man.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

How long will you wander,

unfaithful Daughter Israel?

The Lord will create a new thing on earth—

the woman will return to the man.”

NLTNew Living Translation

How long will you wander,

my wayward daughter?

For the Lord will cause something new to happen—

Israel will embrace her God.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

How long will you waver, O unfaithful daughter?

For Yahweh has created a new thing on the earth,

a woman, she shelters a man.”

KJV 1900King 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.