Jeremiah 31:27 (WEB)

Passage

“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 31:27 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal.

Jeremiah 31:28 It will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant,” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 31:29 “In those days they will say no more, “‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "days", "come", "says", "yahweh", "house", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "On this I awakened and saw and..." into verse 28's "It will happen that like as I...", so "behold" and "days" 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 "behold" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.