Jeremiah 31:13 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:11 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and delivered him out of the hand of one that was mightier than he.

Jeremiah 31:12 And they shall come, and shall give praise in mount Sion: and they shall flow together to the good things of the Lord, for the corn, and wine, and oil, and the increase of cattle and herds, and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall be hungry no more.

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

Jeremiah 31:14 And I will fill the soul of the priests with fatness: and my people shall be filled with my good things, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the Lord: A voice was heard on high of lamentation, of mourning, and weeping, of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted for them, 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 shall give..." into verse 14's "And I will fill 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.