Jeremiah 31:10 (GNV)

Passage

Heare the worde of the Lord, O ye Gentiles, and declare in the yles afarre off, and say, Hee that scattered Israel, wil gather him and wil keepe him, as a shepheard doeth his flocke.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:8 Beholde, I will bring them from the North countrey, and gather them from the coastes of the world, with the blinde and the lame among them, with the woman with childe, and her that is deliuered also: a great companie shall returne hither.

Jeremiah 31:9 They shall come weeping, and with mercie will I bring them againe: I will lead them by the riuers of water in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first borne.

Jeremiah 31:10 Heare the worde of the Lord, O ye Gentiles, and declare in the yles afarre off, and say, Hee that scattered Israel, wil gather him and wil keepe him, as a shepheard doeth his flocke.

Jeremiah 31:11 For the Lord hath redeemed Iaakob, and ransomed him from the hande of him, that was stronger then he.

Jeremiah 31:12 Therefore they shall come, and reioyce in the height of Zion, and shall runne to the bountifulnes of the Lord, euen for the wheat and for the wine, and for the oyle, and for the increase of sheepe, and bullocks: and their soule shalbe as a watered garden, and they shall haue no more sorow.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heare", "worde", "lord", "gentiles", "declare", "yles", "afarre", and "scattered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heare" and "worde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "They shall come weeping and with mercie..." into verse 11's "For the Lord hath redeemed Iaakob and...", so "heare" and "worde" 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 "heare" and "worde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.