Jeremiah 31:13 (DBY)

Passage

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 31:13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith Jehovah: A voice hath been heard in Ramah, the wail of very bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "virgin", "rejoice", "dance", "young", "together", "turn", and "mourning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "virgin", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And they shall come and sing aloud..." into verse 14's "And I will satiate the soul of...", so "shall" and "virgin" 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 "virgin" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.