Jeremiah 31:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 31:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 31:22 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman sh..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 31:22 — KJV
“How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.”
— Jeremiah 31:22 (KJV)
Jeremiah 31:22 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 31:22
“To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:22: about, lord, hath
“How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:22: how, daughter, lord
“Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:22: how, lord, hath
“And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both...: Heb. from man unto beast”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:22: lord, created, thing
“And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 31:22: how, long, wilt
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