Jeremiah 31:23

"How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth: a woman will encompass a man.”"

Key Reflection

This verse contrasts God's past judgments with His present mercy. The "backsliding daughter" refers to Israel, whose wandering and apostasy are acknowledged. Yet, in this new era, God promises a reversal where the roles will be transformed, indicating that women will play a pivotal role in bringing about salvation and restoration.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

As yet -Or, Again, once move. The prophet now turns to Judah. By the mountain of holiness is meant not the temple only, but all Jerusalem, of which the temple was the most sacred spot, and that by which all the rest was made holy.

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