Jeremiah 31:25 (LSB)

Passage

For I satisfy the weary soul and fill up every soul who wastes away.”

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Once again they will speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities when I return their fortunes, ‘Yahweh bless you, O abode of righteousness, O holy hill!’

Jeremiah 31:24 And Judah and all its cities will inhabit it together, the farmer and they who go about with flocks.

Jeremiah 31:25 For I satisfy the weary soul and fill up every soul who wastes away.”

Jeremiah 31:26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.

Jeremiah 31:27 “Behold, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "satisfy", "weary", "soul", "fill", "wastes", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "satisfy" and "weary", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And Judah and all its cities will..." into verse 26's "At this I awoke and looked and...", so "satisfy" and "weary" 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 "satisfy" and "weary" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.