Jeremiah 31:22

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Summary

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.

How

Backsliding

Created

Numbers 16:30

A woman

General references

Luke 1:27

Bible References

How

And what hast thou now to do in the street of Egypt? To drink foul water? Either, what makest thou in the way to Assyria? To drink water of the flood?

O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be helped. How long shall thy noisesome thoughts remain with thee?

thy adultery, thy deadly malice, thy beastliness, and thy shameful whoredom. For upon the fields and hills I have seen thy abominations. Woe be unto thee, O Jerusalem. When wilt thou ever be cleansed any more?"

Thy calf, O Samaria, shall be taken away, for my wrathful indignation is gone forth against thee. How long will it be, before they can be cleansed?

Backsliding

The LORD said also unto me, in the time of Josiah the king, "Hast thou seen what that shrinking Israel hath done? How she hath run up upon all high hills, and among all thick trees, and there played the harlot?

But they were not obedient. They inclined not their ears thereunto, but went after their own imaginations and after the motions of their own wicked heart: and so turned themselves away, and converted not unto me.

"This shalt thou say unto them also: Thus sayeth the LORD, Do men fall also, that they arise not up again? And turn they so far away, that they never convert?

"Doubtless our own wickedness reward us: But LORD do thou according to thy name, though our transgressions and sins be many.

Wherefore trustest thou in the water streams, that flow to and fro, O thou fierce daughter? And thinkest thou art so safe, by reason of thy treasure, that no man shall come to thee?

For Israel is gone back like a wanton cow. The LORD therefore shall make her feed, as the lamb that goeth astray.

My people hath no lust to turn unto me, their prophets lay the yoke upon them, but they ease them not of their burden.

I will heal their obedience and will love them of mine own accord: for my wrath is ceased from them.

Nevertheless, they would not take heed, but turned their backs and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Created

But and if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth and swallow them and all that pertain unto them, so that they go down quick in to hell: then ye shall understand, that these men have railed upon the LORD."

A woman

Neverthelater, yet the Lord, he will give you a sign. Behold: a virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

She shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus: For he shall save his people from their sins."

Then said Mary unto the angel, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?"

But when the time was full come, God sent his son - born of a woman, and made bond unto the law -

General references

to a virgin espoused to a man, whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary.