KJV ORIGINAL
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
At this point I woke up and looked around, and my sleep had been peaceful and refreshing.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing how he woke from a dream or vision feeling peaceful and comforted by what God had shown him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the end of Jeremiah's prophetic dream about God's future restoration of Israel. Jeremiah had been given a vision of hope during one of Israel's darkest periods - the Babylonian exile. The 'sweet sleep' indicates that despite all the warnings of judgment Jeremiah had to deliver, this particular message of restoration brought him comfort and peace.
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