Jeremiah 14:2

Translations

Modern

“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

Traditional

Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Literal

“Judah mourns, and her gates languish; they mourn for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.

Latin

Luxit Judæa, et portæ ejus corruerunt, et obscuratæ sunt in terra, et clamor Jerusalem ascendit.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

Notes

Jeremiah 14:2–3

During a drought, no crops were sold in the markets at the Jerusalem gates. People could not store previous harvests for long, so starvation threatened them. Cisterns built to collect water dried up, and without rain, no water was available for drinking or cooking meals. As a result, a great cry rose from Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 14:1–22

This chapter is a conversation between the Lord, Jeremiah, and the people. It began because a severe drought affected the land.

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 3:26
And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
Jeremiah 8:21
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.
1 Samuel 5:12
Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
Zechariah 7:13
And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.
Lamentations 4:8–9
But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.
Jeremiah 11:11
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.
1 Samuel 9:16
“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
Isaiah 33:9
The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.
Jeremiah 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
Lamentations 2:9
Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
Joel 2:6
Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Food and Food Preparation Jeremiah (Person) Psalms, Book of

Topics

Drought: General Scriptures Concerning Famine: Caused by Want of Seasonable Rain Famine: Described Gates: Place for Public Concourse Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Mourning: Dressing in Black

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