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 long will you keep wandering around, you unfaithful daughter? The LORD has created something new on the earth: a woman will surround and protect a man.
God is asking His unfaithful people how long they will keep turning away from Him, promising that He will do something completely new and unexpected.
📚 Historical Context
During the time of the prophet Jeremiah in the 7th-6th century BC, the nation of Judah was facing imminent judgment and exile to Babylon due to their persistent idolatry and unfaithfulness to God's covenant. Jeremiah addressed the people as a "backsliding daughter," symbolizing Israel's waywardness, and promised a new act of God that would bring restoration, with the phrase "a woman shall compass a man" likely representing a miraculous reversal of roles or divine intervention in their history. This verse fits into the larger narrative of Jeremiah's prophecies, which alternate between warnings of judgment and assurances of future redemption for God's people.
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