Font Size
Jeremiah 31:22-24
Good News Translation
Jeremiah 31:22-24
Good News Translation
22 How long will you hesitate, faithless people?
I have created something new and different,
as different as a woman protecting a man.”[a]
The Future Prosperity of God's People
23 The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says, “When I restore the people to their land, they will once again say in the land of Judah and in its towns,
‘May the Lord bless the sacred hill[b] of Jerusalem,
the holy place where he lives.’
24 People will live in Judah and in all its towns, and there will be farmers, and shepherds with their flocks.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:22 as different … man; Hebrew unclear.
- Jeremiah 31:23 Mount Zion, the hill in Jerusalem which formed part of the Temple and palace area.
Jeremiah 31:22-24
New International Version
Jeremiah 31:22-24
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:22 Or will protect
- Jeremiah 31:23 Or I restore their fortunes
Good News Translation (GNT) 
Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. For more information about GNT, visit www.bibles.com and www.gnt.bible.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.