Jeremiah 31:21-23
New American Standard Bible 1995
21 “Set up for yourself roadmarks,
Place for yourself guideposts;
(A)Direct your [a]mind to the highway,
The way by which you went.
(B)Return, O virgin of Israel,
Return to these your cities.
22 “How long will you go here and there,
O (C)faithless daughter?
For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth—
A woman will encompass a man.”
23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I (D)restore their [b]fortunes,
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- Jeremiah 31:21 Lit heart
- Jeremiah 31:23 Or captivity
Jeremiah 31:21-23
New International Version
21 “Set up road signs;
put up guideposts.(A)
Take note of the highway,(B)
the road that you take.
Return,(C) Virgin(D) Israel,
return to your towns.
22 How long will you wander,(E)
unfaithful(F) Daughter Israel?
The Lord will create a new thing(G) on earth—
the woman will return to[a](H) the man.”
23 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,[b](I) the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless(J) you, you prosperous city,(K) you sacred mountain.’(L)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:22 Or will protect
- Jeremiah 31:23 Or I restore their fortunes
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