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22 How long wilt thou be dissolute in deliciousness, O wandering daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing upon the earth: A WOMAN SHALL COMPASS A MAN.

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: As yet shall they say this word in the land of Juda, and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring back their captivity: The Lord bless thee, the beauty of justice, the holy mountain.

24 And Juda and all his cities shall dwell therein together: the husbandmen and they that drive the flocks.

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22 How long will you wander,(A)
    unfaithful(B) Daughter Israel?
The Lord will create a new thing(C) on earth—
    the woman will return to[a](D) the man.”

23 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,[b](E) the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless(F) you, you prosperous city,(G) you sacred mountain.’(H) 24 People will live(I) together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.(J)

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Footnotes

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