Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 31:4

"Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry." — Jeremiah 31:4 (ASV)

Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built,

Whatever God does is done effectually; there is never any failure in his work.

O virgin of Israel: you shall again be adorned with your tablets, and shall go forth in the dances of those who make merry.

They had wept and mourned, but they were to dance; they had been very sad and disconsolate, but they were to take down their harps from the willows, and even to have their tablets or timbrels again.

O virgin of Israel: you shall again be adorned with your tabrets, and you shall go forth in the dances of those who make merry.

God can take away his people's sorrow, and fill them with exultant joy. Their flying feet shall follow the flying music, and they shall be exceedingly glad. May the Lord make his people joyful now in his house of prayer!