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