Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together: a great company shall they return here.
The setting
Babylon, ~586 BC. God promises to gather even the most vulnerable — pregnant women, disabled people — from the 'north country' (Assyria/Babylon) back to Israel...
The emotion here: tender compassion mixed with prophetic authority over Jerusalem's ruins
The original word
yoledeth (יֹלֶדֶת) — woman giving birth, in active labor — God won't leave even laboring mothers behind
Why it matters
Ancient armies typically abandoned the weak during long marches, but God specifically names those He'll bring
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 31:8
This isn't metaphorical — God is promising literal care for the most physically vulnerable during the return journey
Common misconceptionPeople spiritualize this as emotional healing, but Jeremiah is promising God will physically transport disabled and pregnant people across 900 miles of desert — nobody gets left behind.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 31:8
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 31:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 31:8 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine compassion, inclusive restoration, healing. Notable phrases: bring them from north country; blind and lame; gather from uttermost parts. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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