Jeremiah 31:9 (YLT)

Passage

With weeping they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way--they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim--My first-born <FI>is<Fi> he.

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 31:8 Lo, I am bringing them in from the north country, And have gathered them from the sides of the earth, Among them <FI>are<Fi> blind and lame, Conceiving and travailing one--together, A great assembly--they turn back hither.

Jeremiah 31:9 With weeping they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way--they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim--My first-born <FI>is<Fi> he.

Jeremiah 31:10 Hear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd <FI>doth<Fi> his flock,

Jeremiah 31:11 For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand stronger than he.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "weeping", "come", "supplications", "bring", "cause", "streams", "waters", and "right". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "weeping" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Lo I am bringing them in from..." into verse 10's "Hear a word of Jehovah O nations...", so "weeping" and "come" 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 "weeping" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.