Jeremiah 31:13 (GNV)

Passage

Then shall ye virgine reioyce in the dance, and the yong men and the old men together: for I wil turne their mourning into ioy, and wil comfort them, and giue them ioy for their sorowes.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 31:13 Then shall ye virgine reioyce in the dance, and the yong men and the old men together: for I wil turne their mourning into ioy, and wil comfort them, and giue them ioy for their sorowes.

Jeremiah 31:14 And I wil replenish the soule of the Priests with fatnesse, and my people shalbe satisfied with my goodnesse, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the Lord, A voyce was heard on hie, a mourning and bitter weeping. Rahel weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Therefore they shall come and reioyce in..." into verse 14's "And I wil replenish the soule of...", so "shall" and "virgine" 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 "virgine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.