Jeremiah 31:22

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.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 2:18 shows Israel wandering after foreign alliances — the old pattern that 31:22's 'new thing' will replace.

Jeremiah 2:23 portrays Israel as a wild camel running after Baals — the faithless wandering contrasted with 31:22's new creation.

Jeremiah 2:36 asks why Israel gads about changing ways — the restless unfaithfulness that 31:22's new thing will end.

Jeremiah 3:6 describes faithless Israel playing the whore — the behavior that 31:22's 'new thing' will redeem and transform.

Jeremiah 3:8 recounts God divorcing faithless Israel — the judgment that sets the stage for the new covenant promise in 31:22.

Jeremiah 3:14 uses the same 'faithless children' address and calls for return, echoing the wandering of 31:22.

Jeremiah 3:22 repeats the call to return and promises healing of faithlessness, directly addressing the condition in 31:22.

Jeremiah 4:14 calls for heart-washing and asks 'how long?' — the old need for cleansing contrasts with God's new act in 31:22.

Jeremiah 13:27 laments Jerusalem's adulteries and 'how long will you be unclean?' — echoed in 31:22's question, now answered by a new creation.

Jeremiah 49:4 calls Ammon 'faithless daughter' with the same phrase, parallel to Israel's wandering in 31:22.

In Jeremiah 3:12, the call for faithless Israel to return echoes the restoration promise here.

Hosea 14:4 Related theme

Hosea 14:4 promises divine healing of apostasy, directly answering the faithlessness described in 31:22.

Hosea 8:5 Parallel

Hosea 8:5 asks how long Israel will be incapable of innocence — the human inability that 31:22's divine new thing overcomes.

Isaiah 43:19 declares God is doing a new thing, directly echoing the same phrase and concept of divine creative intervention.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 declares nothing new under the sun, directly opposing Jeremiah's claim that God creates a new thing.

Numbers 16:30 uses the same 'create a new thing' phrase, but for divine judgment, not restoration—contrasting contexts.

Hosea 4:16 Parallel

Hosea 4:16 compares Israel to a stubborn heifer, mirroring the rebellious wandering described in 31:22.