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.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Jusques à quand seras-tu errante, Fille égarée? Car l'Eternel crée une chose nouvelle sur la terre: La femme recherchera l'homme.
KJV
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.
S. Paschatius Radbertus
On the Birth of the Virgin
, Jeremiah testifies: "The Lord will create a new thing on the earth; a woman will encompass a man" (Jeremiah 31:22). It was indeed new and marvelous that a virgin conceived without seed and without any corruption by a man, making the birth entirely unique. Thus, it is equally be…
Ratramnus
On the Fact that Christ Was Born of a Virgin
th of the Virgin, says: The Lord will create a new thing on the earth: a woman will encompass a man (Jeremiah 31:22). Consider what he said would be newly created: with only the seed of a woman, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, a male is formed in the womb. And since such…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
od creates daily new souls. Again, the work of the Incarnation was a new work, of which it is said ( Jer. 31:22 ): "The Lord hath created a new thing upon the earth." Miracles also are new works, of which it is said ( Eccles. 36:6 ): "Renew thy signs, and work new miracles." More…
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