Jeremiah 31:6 (ASV)

Passage

For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto Jehovah our God.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:4 Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

Jeremiah 31:5 Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall enjoy [the fruit thereof].

Jeremiah 31:6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto Jehovah our God.

Jeremiah 31:7 For thus saith Jehovah, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, [and] with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall they return hither.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "watchmen", "upon", "hills", "ephraim", "arise", and "zion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "watchmen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the..." into verse 7's "For thus saith Jehovah Sing with gladness...", so "shall" and "watchmen" 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 "shall" and "watchmen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.