Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 31:4 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 4. 4Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel” at Jeremiah 31:4 as part of “Everlasting Love Gathers the Northern Remnant.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 31:1–9
Read Jeremiah 31:4 with 31:1–9. By itself, “Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Survivors are drawn with steadfast love, rebuild with music and vineyards, and return by streams in a great company that includes vulnerable travelers.
Why It Needs Context
Keep the line with Jeremiah 31:1–9. The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel” at Jeremiah 31:4 as part of “Everlasting Love Gathers the Northern Remnant.” The literary form and this limit govern it: The gathering promise must not erase danger, disability access, or the rights and safety of others affected by modern migrations.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jeremiah 31:1–9 — Everlasting Love Gathers the Northern RemnantSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 31:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 31:1–9
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