Jeremiah 31:10 (DBY)

Passage

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare [it] to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.

Nearby Context

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

Jeremiah 31:9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Jeremiah 31:10 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare [it] to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.

Jeremiah 31:11 For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.

Jeremiah 31:12 And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not languish any more at all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hear", "word", "jehovah", "nations", "declare", "isles", "afar", and "scattered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hear" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "They shall come with weeping and with..." into verse 11's "For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob and redeemed...", so "hear" and "word" 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 "hear" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.