Jeremiah 31:27 (ASV)

Passage

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished.

Jeremiah 31:26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

Jeremiah 31:27 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

Jeremiah 31:28 And it shall come to pass that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 31:29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children`s teeth are set on edge.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "days", "come", "saith", "jehovah", "house", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Upon this I awaked and beheld and..." into verse 28's "And it shall come to pass that...", so "behold" and "days" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.