Focused Passage

Jeremiah 31:21-22

Everlasting Love, Restored Joy, and the New Covenant

The chapter moves from covenant restoration of all Israel, to joyful return, to Rachel's comfort and Ephraim's repentance, to Judah's restoration, to the New Covenant promise, and finally to the permanence of Israel and rebuilt Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

21 “Set up the road markers, put up the signposts. Keep the highway in mind, the road you have traveled. Return, O Virgin Israel, return to these cities of yours.

22 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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 21

Original words

Set up הַצִּ֧יבִי H5324 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular the road markers צִיֻּנִ֗ים H6725 Noun - masculine plural put up שִׂ֤מִי H7760 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular the signposts תַּמְרוּרִ֔ים H8564 Noun - masculine plural Keep the highway לַֽמְסִלָּ֖ה H4546 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular in mind שִׁ֣תִי H7896 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular . . . לִבֵּ֔ךְ H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular the road דֶּ֣רֶךְ H1870 Noun - common singular you have traveled הָלָכְתִּי H1980 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Return שׁ֚וּבִי H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular O Virgin בְּתוּלַ֣ת H1330 Noun - feminine singular construct Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular return שֻׁ֖בִי H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition these אֵֽלֶּה׃ H428 Pronoun - common plural cities of yours עָרַ֥יִךְ H5892 Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

How long עַד־ H5704 Preposition . . . מָתַי֙ H4970 Interrogative will you wander תִּתְחַמָּקִ֔ין H2559 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | Paragogic nun O faithless הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑ה H7728 Article | Adjective - feminine singular daughter הַבַּ֖ת H1323 Article | Noun - feminine singular For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֤ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has created בָרָ֨א H1254 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a new thing חֲדָשָׁה֙ H2319 Adjective - feminine singular in the land בָּאָ֔רֶץ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular a woman נְקֵבָ֖ה H5347 Noun - feminine singular will shelter תְּס֥וֹבֵֽב H5437 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular a man גָּֽבֶר׃ס H1397 Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or will surround or will return to

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