Jeremiah 31:14 (KJV)

Passage

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

Jeremiah 31:13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

Jeremiah 31:16 Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "satiate", "soul", "priests", "fatness", "people", "shall", "satisfied", and "goodness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "satiate" and "soul", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Then shall the virgin rejoice in the..." into verse 15's "Thus saith the LORD A voice was...", so "satiate" and "soul" 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 "satiate" and "soul" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.