Jeremiah 31:22

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 31

“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

What Does Jeremiah 31:22 Mean?

Jeremiah 31:22 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 31, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Marriage.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Jeremiah 31:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 43:19“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”Isaiah 9:6“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Genesis 3:15“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”Galatians 4:4“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,”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.”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?”Hebrews 10:5“Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:”Isaiah 7:14“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”Jeremiah 2:36“Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.”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?”Ecclesiastes 1:9“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”Jeremiah 2:18“And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?”Jeremiah 3:6“The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.”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.”Jeremiah 4:14“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”Hosea 4:16“For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.”Hosea 8:5“Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?”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.”Numbers 16:30“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.”

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