Jeremiah 31:22 (GNV)

Passage

How long wilt thou goe astray, O thou rebellious daughter? for the Lord hath created a newe thing in the earth: A WOMAN shall compasse a man.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:20 Is Ephraim my deare sonne or pleasant childe? yet since I spake vnto him, I still remembred him: therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I wil surely haue compassion vpon him, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:21 Set thee vp signes: make thee heapes: set thine heart towarde the path and way, that thou hast walked: turne againe, O virgine of Israel: turne againe to these thy cities.

Jeremiah 31:22 How long wilt thou goe astray, O thou rebellious daughter? for the Lord hath created a newe thing in the earth: A WOMAN shall compasse a man.

Jeremiah 31:23 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Yet shall they say this thing in the land of Iudah, and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring againe their captiuitie, The Lord blesse thee, O habitation of iustice and holy mountaine.

Jeremiah 31:24 And Iudah shall dwell in it, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen and they that goe foorth with the flocke.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "created", "long", "wilt", "thou", "astray", "rebellious", "daughter", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "created" and "long", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Set thee vp signes make thee heapes..." into verse 23's "Thus saith the Lord of hostes the...", so "created" and "long" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "created" and "long" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.