Jeremiah 31:13 (LSB)

Passage

Then the virgin will be glad in the dance, And the young men and the old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and give them gladness for their sorrow.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:11 For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob And redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.

Jeremiah 31:12 “They will come and sing for joy on the height of Zion, And they will be radiant over the goodness of Yahweh— Over the grain and the new wine and the oil, And over the young of the flock and the herd; And their soul will be like a watered garden, And they will never waste away again.

Jeremiah 31:13 Then the virgin will be glad in the dance, And the young men and the old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and give them gladness for their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:14 I will fill the soul of the priests with richness, And My people will be satisfied with My goodness,” declares Yahweh.

Jeremiah 31:15 Thus says Yahweh, “A voice is heard in Ramah, Wailing and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children Because they are no more.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "virgin", "glad", "dance", "young", "together", "turn", "mourning", and "comfort". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "virgin" and "glad", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "They will come and sing for joy..." into verse 14's "I will fill the soul of the...", so "virgin" and "glad" 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 "virgin" and "glad" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.