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22 How long[a] will you waver, O unfaithful daughter?
For Yahweh has created a new thing on the earth,
    a woman, she shelters a man.”

23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “They will again say these words[b] in the land of Judah and in its towns at my restoring their fortunes,[c]

‘Yahweh bless you, O settlement of righteousness,
    O hill of holiness.’
24 And Judah and all of its towns together will live in it,
    farmers and those who travel with the flocks.[d]

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  1. Jeremiah 31:22 Literally “Until when”
  2. Jeremiah 31:23 Hebrew “word”
  3. Jeremiah 31:23 Hebrew “fortune”
  4. Jeremiah 31:24 Hebrew “flock”

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