Jeremiah 31:16 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh says: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh. “They will come again from the land of the enemy.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.

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

Jeremiah 31:16 Yahweh says: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh. “They will come again from the land of the enemy.

Jeremiah 31:17 There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh. “Your children will come again to their own territory.

Jeremiah 31:18 “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned; for you are Yahweh my God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "says", "refrain", "voice", "weeping", "eyes", "tears", and "rewarded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "says", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Yahweh says A voice is heard in..." into verse 17's "There is hope for your latter end...", so "yahweh" and "says" 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 "yahweh" and "says" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.