A female shall compass a man.][654]
The next small poem, when we take from it certain marks of a later date is possibly Jeremiah's, though this is not certain; to the previous Oracles on Ephraim it naturally adds one upon Judah.
Thus saith the Lord:[655] 23
Once more shall they speak this word.
In Judah's land and her towns,
When I turn again their captivity:
“The Lord thee bless, homestead of justice!”[656]
In Judah and all her towns shall be dwelling 24
Tillers and they that roam with flocks,
For I have refreshed the[657] weary soul, 25