Jeremiah 31:5 (YLT)

Passage

Again thou dost plant vineyards In mountains of Samaria, Planters have planted, and made common.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:3 From afar Jehovah hath appeared to me, With love age-during I have loved thee, Therefore I have drawn thee <FI>with<Fi> kindness.

Jeremiah 31:4 Again do I build thee, And thou hast been built, O virgin of Israel, Again thou puttest on thy tabrets, And hast gone out in the chorus of the playful.

Jeremiah 31:5 Again thou dost plant vineyards In mountains of Samaria, Planters have planted, and made common.

Jeremiah 31:6 For there is a day, Cried have watchmen on mount Ephraim, `Rise, and we go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God;

Jeremiah 31:7 For thus said Jehovah: Sing, O ye to Jacob, <FI>with<Fi> joy, And cry aloud at the head of the nations, Sound ye, praise ye, and say, Save, O Jehovah, thy people, the remnant of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "again", "thou", "dost", "plant", "vineyards", "mountains", "samaria", and "planters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "again" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Again do I build thee And thou..." into verse 6's "For there is a day Cried have...", so "again" and "thou" 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 "again" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.