Jeremiah 31:24 (GNV)

Passage

And Iudah shall dwell in it, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen and they that goe foorth with the flocke.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:22 How long wilt thou goe astray, O thou rebellious daughter? for the Lord hath created a newe thing in the earth: A WOMAN shall compasse a man.

Jeremiah 31:23 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Yet shall they say this thing in the land of Iudah, and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring againe their captiuitie, The Lord blesse thee, O habitation of iustice and holy mountaine.

Jeremiah 31:24 And Iudah shall dwell in it, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen and they that goe foorth with the flocke.

Jeremiah 31:25 For I haue saciate the wearie soule, and I haue replenished euery sorowfull soule.

Jeremiah 31:26 Therefore I awaked and behelde, and my sleepe was sweete vnto me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iudah", "shall", "dwell", "cities", "thereof", "together", "husbandmen", and "foorth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iudah" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Thus saith the Lord of hostes the..." into verse 25's "For I haue saciate the wearie soule...", so "iudah" and "shall" 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 "iudah" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.