Jeremiah 31:25 (GNV)

Passage

For I haue saciate the wearie soule, and I haue replenished euery sorowfull soule.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 31:27 Beholde, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will sowe the house of Israel, and the house of Iudah with the seede of man and with the seede of beast.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "haue", "saciate", "wearie", "soule", "replenished", "euery", and "sorowfull". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "haue" and "saciate", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And Iudah shall dwell in it and..." into verse 26's "Therefore I awaked and behelde and my...", so "haue" and "saciate" 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 "haue" and "saciate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.