Jeremiah 31:4 (WEB)

Passage

I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:2 Yahweh says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”

Jeremiah 31:3 Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.

Jeremiah 31:4 I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.

Jeremiah 31:5 Again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. The planters will plant, and will enjoy its fruit.

Jeremiah 31:6 For there will be a day that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim cry, ‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.’”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "build", "again", "built", "virgin", "israel", "adorned", and "tambourines". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "build" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Yahweh appeared of old to me saying..." into verse 5's "Again you will plant vineyards on the...", so "build" and "again" 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 "build" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.