Jeremiah 31:6 (KJV)

Passage

For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

Jeremiah 31:5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.

Jeremiah 31:6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.

Jeremiah 31:7 For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "watchmen", "upon", "mount", "ephraim", "arise", and "zion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "watchmen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the..." into verse 7's "For thus saith the LORD Sing with...", so "shall" and "watchmen" 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 "watchmen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.