Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 31:21-22

"Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward the highway, even the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities. How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man." — Jeremiah 31:21-22 (ASV)

Set your heart toward the highway, even the way which you went: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these your cities.

How long will you go about, O you backsliding daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.

Whereas the enemy had compassed Jerusalem around, now Jerusalem was to be the besieger, and to compass her enemies, and defeat them. Some interpreters think this is an allusion to the birth of the Savior, that new thing in the earth – the incarnation of the Son of God.

Set up waymarks for yourself, make high heaps for yourself: set your heart toward the highway, even the way which you went: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these your cities. How long will you go about, O you backsliding daughter?

How long will you be seeking comfort where you cannot find it, and pleasure where nothing but misery can come?