Jeremiah 31:26 (YLT)

Passage

On this I have awaked, and I behold, and my sleep hath been sweet to me.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:24 And dwelt in Judah have husbandmen, and in all its cities together, And they have journeyed in order.

Jeremiah 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, And every grieved soul I have filled.'

Jeremiah 31:26 On this I have awaked, and I behold, and my sleep hath been sweet to me.

Jeremiah 31:27 Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sown the house of Israel, And the house of Judah, With seed of man, and seed of beast.

Jeremiah 31:28 And it hath been, as I watched over them to pluck up, And to break down, and to throw down, And to destroy, and to afflict; So do I watch over them to build, and to plant, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "awaked", "behold", "sleep", "hath", "been", and "sweet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "awaked" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For I have satiated the weary soul..." into verse 27's "Lo days are coming an affirmation of...", so "awaked" and "behold" 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 "awaked" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.