Jeremiah 31:26 (DRB)

Passage

Upon this I was as it were awaked out of a sleep, and I saw, and my sleep was sweet to me.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:24 And Juda and all his cities shall dwell therein together: the husbandman and they that drive the flocks.

Jeremiah 31:25 For I have inebriated the weary soul: and I have filled every hungry soul.

Jeremiah 31:26 Upon this I was as it were awaked out of a sleep, and I saw, and my sleep was sweet to me.

Jeremiah 31:27 Behold the days come, saith the Lord: and I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Juda with the seed of men, and with the seed of beasts.

Jeremiah 31:28 And as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to throw down, and to scatter, and destroy, and afflict: so will I watch over them, to build up, and to plant them, saith the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "upon", "awaked", "sleep", and "sweet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "upon" and "awaked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For I have inebriated the weary soul..." into verse 27's "Behold the days come saith the Lord...", so "upon" and "awaked" 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 "upon" and "awaked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.