Jeremiah 31:10Hear the word of Yahweh, you nations, and declare it in the islands afar off; and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd does his flock.
The setting
Babylon, ~580 BC. Jeremiah tells the nations to watch Israel's restoration as proof of God's faithfulness, modern-day Iraq to Mediterranean coastlands...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by the magnitude of God's plan, seeing how international politics serve God's family restoration
The original word
kabets (קבץ) — to gather scattered things back together, like collecting grain after harvest
Why it matters
The same Babylonian empire that scattered Israel across multiple provinces would be conquered by Cyrus, who would fund Israel's return
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 31:10
This message was meant for OTHER NATIONS to declare — God wanted the world to witness His faithfulness
Common misconceptionPeople apply this to individual salvation, but it's about physical family reunification — actual people traveling hundreds of miles back to their homeland after being forcibly relocated by war.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 31:10
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 31:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 31:10 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sovereignty, shepherd metaphor, global witness. Notable phrases: hear the word; scattered Israel will gather; keep him as shepherd. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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