Jeremiah 31:22

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

How long will you hesitate, you unruly daughter? For ADONAI has created something new on earth: a woman with the strengths of a man.

Berean Standard Bible:

How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land— a woman will shelter a man.”

American Standard Version:

How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: A woman shall encompass a man.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

How long wilt thou go about{H2559}, O thou backsliding{H7728} daughter{H1323}? for the LORD{H3068} hath created{H1254} a new thing{H2319} in the earth{H776}, A woman{H5347} shall compass{H5437} a man{H1397}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 49:4

  • Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, [saying], Who shall come unto me?

Jeremiah 7:24

  • But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels [and] in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Matthew 1:21

  • And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Luke 1:34

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

Luke 1:35

  • And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Hosea 11:7

  • And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt [him].

Jeremiah 3:22

  • Return, ye backsliding children, [and] I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou [art] the LORD our God.

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Commentary for Jeremiah 31:22

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H2559
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָמַק
    Transliteration: châmaq
    Pronunciation: khaw-mak'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about); go about, withdraw self.
  2. Strong's Number: H7728
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שׁוֹבֵב
    Transliteration: shôwbêb
    Pronunciation: sho-babe'
    Description: from שׁוּב; apostate, i.e. heathenish or (actually) heathen; backsliding.
  3. Strong's Number: H1323
    There are 499 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּת
    Transliteration: bath
    Pronunciation: bath
    Description: from בָּנָה (as feminine of בֵּן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.
  4. Strong's Number: H3068
    There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְהֹוָה
    Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
    Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
    Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
  5. Strong's Number: H1254
    There are 46 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּרָא
    Transliteration: bârâʼ
    Pronunciation: baw-raw'
    Description: a primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes); choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
  6. Strong's Number: H2319
    There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָדָשׁ
    Transliteration: châdâsh
    Pronunciation: khaw-dawsh'
    Description: from חָדַשׁ; new; fresh, new thing.
  7. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  8. Strong's Number: H5347
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נְקֵבָה
    Transliteration: nᵉqêbâh
    Pronunciation: nek-ay-baw'
    Description: from נָקַב; female (from the sexual form); female.
  9. Strong's Number: H5437
    There are 147 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סָבַב
    Transliteration: çâbab
    Pronunciation: saw-bab'
    Description: a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
  10. Strong's Number: H1397
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גֶּבֶר
    Transliteration: geber
    Pronunciation: gheh'-ber
    Description: from גָּבַר; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply; every one, man, [idiom] mighty.