Jeremiah 31:21-26

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.
²²How 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.”

²³This 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) ²⁴People will live^(M) together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.^(N) ²⁵I will refresh the weary^(O) and satisfy the faint.”^(P)

²⁶At this I awoke^(Q) and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 31:22 Or will protect
Jeremiah 31:23 Or I restore their fortunes

Jeremiah 31:21-26

International Standard Version

²¹Set up markers for yourselves.
    Erect signposts for yourselves.
Pay attention to the highway,
    to the road you traveled.
Return, virgin Israel,
    return to these cities of yours.
²²How long will you go this way and that,
    rebellious daughter?
Indeed, the Lord will create a new thing on the earth;
    a woman will protect^[a] a man.

²³This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: “They’ll again speak this message in the land of Judah and its towns when I restore their fortunes:^[b] ‘The Lord bless you, righteous dwelling, holy mountain.’ ²⁴Judah and all its towns will live together in the land,^[c] along with farmers and those who follow the flock. ²⁵I’ll provide abundance for those who are weary, and fill all who are faint.” ²⁶Then I awoke and looked around, and I had had a pleasant sleep.