Study Desk

"Set up roadmarks for yourself, Place guideposts for yourself; Direct your mind to the highway, The way by which you went. Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to these your cities.

Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

"How long will you waver, You rebellious daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: A woman will shelter a man."

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.

This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: "Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes, 'The LORD bless you, O place of righteousness, O holy hill!'

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

"Judah and all its cities will live together in it, the farmers and those who travel with flocks.

And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.

"For I give plenty of water to the weary ones, and refresh everyone who languishes."

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep had been pleasant to me.

Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.