Jeremiah 31:24 (WEB)

Passage

Judah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:22 How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? For Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth: a woman will encompass a man.”

Jeremiah 31:23 Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Yet again they will use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I reverse their captivity: ‘Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.’

Jeremiah 31:24 Judah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.

Jeremiah 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

Jeremiah 31:26 On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "judah", "cities", "dwell", "therein", "together", "farmers", and "flocks". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "judah" and "cities", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Yahweh of Armies the God of Israel..." into verse 25's "For I have satiated the weary soul...", so "judah" and "cities" 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 "judah" and "cities" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.