Jeremiah 31:6 (WEB)

Passage

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.’”

Nearby Context

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.’”

Jeremiah 31:7 For Yahweh says, “Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations. Publish, praise, and say, ‘Yahweh, save your people, the remnant of Israel!’

Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, along with the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together. They will return as a great company.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "watchmen", "hills", "ephraim", "arise", "zion", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "watchmen" and "hills", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Again you will plant vineyards on the..." into verse 7's "For Yahweh says Sing with gladness for...", so "watchmen" and "hills" 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 "watchmen" and "hills" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.